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Of the utmost importance in Chinese: 重中之重 (zhòng zhōng zhī zhòng)

zhòng zhōng zhī zhòng

of the utmost importance

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1of the utmost importance
  2. 2of highest priority

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Example sentences

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  • 安全是我们工作的重中之重。

    ān quán shì wǒ men gōng zuò de zhòng zhōng zhī zhòng。

    Safety is the top priority in our work.

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Related words

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

重

zhòng

heavy

中

zhōng

within

中国

zhōng guó

China

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

重要

zhòng yào

important

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

其中

qí zhōng

among

严重

yán zhòng

grave

中文

zhōng wén

Chinese language

重点

zhòng diǎn

important point

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