重要

Pronunciation

Adjective

重要

1. important; significant; major

   重要發現／重要发现  ―  zhòngyào fāxiàn  ―  important discovery

   重要意義／重要意义  ―  zhòngyào yìyì  ―  significance

   作重要講話／作重要讲话  ―  zuò zhòngyào jiǎnghuà  ―  to make an important speech

   保命更重要。  ―  Bǎomìng gèng zhòngyào.  ―  Saving (your) life is more important.

   我還有一件很重要的事情要告訴你。 [MSC, trad.]
   我还有一件很重要的事情要告诉你。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ háiyǒu yī jiàn hěn zhòngyào de shìqíng yào gàosu nǐ. [Pinyin]

   I still have one very important thing to tell you.

   重要的話要說三遍。 [MSC, trad.]
   重要的话要说三遍。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhòngyào de huà yào shuō sān biàn. [Pinyin]

   Important things should be said three times.

Pronunciation

Conjunction

重要

1. (Cantonese) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 重,‎ 要; and also

   佢成日遲返都不特只，重要做咩都做錯嗮 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢成日迟返都不特只，重要做咩都做错嗮 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ seng⁴ jat⁶ ci⁴ faan¹ dou¹ bat¹ dak⁶ zi², cung⁴ jiu³ zou⁶ me¹ dou¹ zou⁶ co³ saai³ [Jyutping]

   Not only he is always late, he also does everything incorrectly.