important; urgent; critical
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
important; urgent; critical; vital
dialectDialectal variant of 要紧 (yào jǐn), commonly used in certain regional varieties of Mandarin (such as Southwestern Mandarin) to express urgency or importance. Not typically used in standard Putonghua, where 要紧 is preferred.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
hěn很
guān关
jǐn紧
，
nǐ你
bì必
xū须
mǎ马
shàng上
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
This matter is very urgent, and you must handle it immediately.
Xiàn现
zài在
shí时
jiān间
guān关
jǐn紧
de得
hěn很
，
wǒ我
men们
kuài快
diǎn点
zǒu走
ba吧
。
Time is very tight right now; let's hurry up and go.
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Tā他
shuō说
de的
huà话
guān关
jǐn紧
bù不
zhòng重
yào要
，
nǐ你
bié别
fàng放
zài在
xīn心
shàng上
。
What he said is not important, so don't take it to heart.