important; critical; urgent (used mostly in negation)
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
important; critical; urgent
dialectUsed predominantly in negative contexts to mean "it doesn't matter" or "it's not urgent." It is a dialectal word and is considered informal.
Quē缺
nǐ你
yī一
gè个
yě也
bù不
dǎ打
jǐn紧
，
wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
còu凑
gòu够
rén人
shù数
le了
。
It doesn't matter if you're short one person; we already have enough people.
Zhè这
diǎn点
xiǎo小
máo毛
bìng病
bù不
dǎ打
jǐn紧
，
bù不
yòng用
jí急
zhe着
qù去
yī医
yuàn院
。
This minor ailment isn't serious; there's no need to rush to the hospital.
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Chí迟
dào到
jǐ几
fēn分
zhōng钟
bù不
dǎ打
jǐn紧
，
lù路
shang上
ān安
quán全
dì第
yī一
。
Being a few minutes late doesn't matter; safety on the road is the priority.
Qián钱
de的
shì事
qing情
bù不
dǎ打
jǐn紧
，
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
děng等
。
The money issue isn't urgent; we can wait.
Diū丢
le了
yào钥
shi匙
yǒu有
diǎn点
má麻
fan烦
，
dàn但
hái还
bù不
dǎ打
jǐn紧
。
Losing the key is a bit troublesome, but it's not critical yet.