当
务
之
急

Top priority job in Chinese: 当务之急 (dāng wù zhī jí)

dāng wù zhī jí

top priority job

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 當務之急1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1top priority job
  2. 2matter of vital importance

Stroke order

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当
务
之
急

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄤ

dāng

ㄉ/ dㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄨˋ

wù

ㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄐㄧˊ

jí

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

当务之急

Simplified

當務之急

Traditional

Example sentences

See 当务之急 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 眼下，找到水源是我们的当务之急。

    yǎn xià， zhǎo dào shuǐ yuán shì wǒ men de dāng wù zhī jí。

    Right now, finding a water source is our top priority.

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Related words

当

dāng

(onom.) dong

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

急

jí

urgent

当然

dāng rán

only natural

着急

zháo jí

to worry

当地

dāng dì

local

当时

dāng shí

then

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

任务

rèn wu

mission

当代

dāng dài

the present age

急忙

jí máng

hastily

家务

jiā wù

household duties

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