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至關重要

简 至关重要 · 繁 至關重要
Mandarin · pinyin zhì guān zhòng yào

Meanings

  1. extremely important
  2. vital
  3. crucial
  4. essential
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至
zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
關
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重
zhòng · heavy, weighty; double
要
yào · necessary, essential; necessity
关
guān · frontier pass; close; relation
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4–1–4–4 · zhi4 guan1 zhong4 yao4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) extremely important; crucial

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