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至關重要

简至关重要 · 繁至關重要

Mandarin · pinyin zhì guān zhòng yào

extremely important
vital
crucial
essential

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至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
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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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(idiomatic) extremely important; crucial

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