緊要 (gan2 jiu3 | ) : [1] important [2] critical

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緊要

gan2 jiu3

[1] important; essential [2] critical; urgent. [ ] Mand.: 要緊. (Note: Mand. also uses 緊要 but only in very formal language or certain compounds)

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This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

緊要

This word has been viewed 6039 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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緊 gan2 - tight; strict; tense [粵] ongoing aspect
要 jiu3 jiu1 - want; must; shall; important; demand; if

4 compounds containing this word:

唔緊要 - not critical; never mind
無關緊要 - insignificant; irrelevant; indifferent
不緊要 - no problem
冇緊要 - not critical; never mind

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靚係冇用嘅，最緊要係有才華粵
Looks are nothing... the most important thing is talent.

呢個實驗最緊要係記性粵
It's vital to remember what you're doing in this experiment.
[Lit. this [counter] experiment[,] most important is memory Translated more directly: "the most important thing about this experiment is memory", but I don't think that's what's meant since the context is a chemistry experiment rather than psychology.]

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

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