重要 zhòng yào
“important; significant; major”
adjectiveHSK 3 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
重要 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 985: 重要 zhòngyào — Level 3; official annotation 3 (形). PDF page 104
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用法How to use 重要
重要 means "important". It is an adjective: it can come before a noun (重要的事) or after degree adverbs like 很/更/非常 (很重要). To say something is important to someone, use 对 + person + 很重要.
例句Example sentences
- 这个问题很重要。zhè ge wèn tí hěn zhòng yào.This question is very important.
- 健康比钱更重要。jiàn kāng bǐ qián gèng zhòng yào.Health is more important than money.
- 我今天有重要的事。wǒ jīn tiān yǒu zhòng yào de shì.I have something important today.