緊要 [紧－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. critical
  2. crucial
  3. vital
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    意義​或者​價值​重大​，​非常​之​值得​或者​需要​注意​，​甚至​唔​能夠​缺乏​；​可以​造成​深遠影​響​嘅​；​重要
    crucial; important; vital
    • 對佢嚟講，我諗佢嘅事業重緊要過我。
      对佢嚟讲，我谂佢嘅事业重紧要过我。
      deoi3 keoi5 lai4 gong2, ngo5 nam2 keoi5 ge3 si6 jip6 zung6 gan2 jiu3 gwo3 ngo5.
      To him, I think his career is more important than me.
    • 我有緊要事要走先。
      我有紧要事要走先。
      ngo5 jau5 gan2 jiu3 si6 jiu3 zau2 sin1.
      I have to go; I need to deal with something urgent.
    • 你冇帶錢唔緊要，等我埋單啦。
      你冇带钱唔紧要，等我埋单啦。
      nei5 mou5 daai3 cin2 m4 gan2 jiu3, dang2 ngo5 maai4 daan1 laa1.
      It's no big deal if you don't have your purse with you; let me pay the bill.
  2. 形容詞
    程度​好​高​；​犀利​；​厲害​；​交關​；​通常​同詞​綴​「​得​」​一齊​描述​前面​嘅​動​詞​或者​形容​詞
    terrific; often used with the affix 得dak1 to describe preceding verbs or adjectives
    • 泳池啲水凍得好緊要。
      泳池啲水冻得好紧要。
      wing6 ci4 di1 seoi2 dung3 dak1 hou2 gan2 jiu3.
      The swimming pool is so cold.
    • 我未見過人民幣匯率跌得咁緊要。
      我未见过人民币汇率跌得咁紧要。
      ngo5 mei6 gin3 gwo3 jan4 man4 bai6 wui6 leot2 dit3 dak1 gam3 gan2 jiu3.
      I've never seen such a great drop in the exchange rate for RMB.
    • 佢操得緊要得滯，成個人謝晒。
      佢操得紧要得滞，成个人谢晒。
      keoi5 cou1 dak1 gan2 jiu3 dak1 zai6, seng4 go3 jan4 ze6 saai3.
      He's practiced too intensely; he looked exhausted.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    important; vital; critical; serious; crucial
    (syn.) 紧急, 險急, 緊迫, 急切, 急迫, 緊促, 緊逼逼, 打紧, 危迫, 急急, 险急, 促迫, 要紧, 紧逼逼, 孔急, 倥傯, 要緊, 打緊, 急, 紧张, 孔亟, 窘促, 切切, 加急, 迫切, 卒暴, 急促, 紧迫, 倥偬, 緊張, 急要, 紧促, 緊急, 遑急, 火急, 亟亟
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 要緊 – 要紧
  2. 重要
  3. 嚴重 – 严重
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    呢个会好紧要㗎，你唔好唔嚟呀。
    呢個會好緊要㗎，你唔好唔嚟呀。
    nei4 go3 wui2 hou3 gan2 jiu3 gaa3 ， nei5 m4 hou3 m4 lai4 aa3 。
    • This is a very important meeting. You ought not to miss it.
  2. Cantonese
    你话咗俾我听之后，我先知呢份文件有几咁紧要。
    你話咗俾我聽之後，我先知呢份文件有幾咁緊要。
    nei5 waa2 zo2 bei2 ngo5 ting1 zi1 hau6 ， ngo5 sin1 zi1 nei4 fan6 man4 gin6 jau5 gei2 gam3 gan2 jiu3 。
    • I hadn't recognized the importance of this document until you told me about it.
  3. Cantonese
    我一有紧要嘢做𠮶阵就会想做啲无谓嘢。
    我一有緊要嘢做嗰陣就會想做啲無謂嘢。
    ngo5 jat1 jau5 gan2 jiu3 je5 zou6 go2 zan6 zau6 wui2 soeng2 zou6 di1 mou4 wai6 je5 。
    • It's only when I have things I have to do that I find I want to do things I don't have to do.
  4. Cantonese
    语言系生嘅，所以我觉得实际嘅用法紧要过规则好多。
    語言係生嘅，所以我覺得實際嘅用法緊要過規則好多。
    jyu5 jin4 hai6 sang1 ge3 ， so2 ji5 ngo5 gok3 dak1 sat6 zai3 ge3 jung6 faat3 gan2 jiu3 gwo3 kwai1 zak1 hou2 do1 。
    • As languages are living organisms, actual usage matters to me much more than the rules.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他要来这件事对我而言无关紧要。
    他要來這件事對我而言無關緊要。
    tā yào lái zhè jiàn shì duì wǒ ér yán wú guān jǐn yào 。
    • It is of no consequence to me that he is coming.
  2. Mandarin
    在面对一件真正需要去完成的事情时，反而会想去做一些无关紧要的事。
    在面對一件真正需要去完成的事情時，反而會想去做一些無關緊要的事。
    zài miàn duì yī jiàn zhēn zhèng xū yào qù wán chéng de shì qing shí ， fǎn ér huì xiǎng qù zuò yī xiē wú guān jǐn yào de shì 。
    • It's only when I have things I have to do that I find I want to do things I don't have to do.
  3. Mandarin
    有时候发现自己基本上没有时间顾及一些无关紧要的琐事。
    有時候發現自己基本上沒有時間顧及一些無關緊要的瑣事。
    yǒu shí hou fā xiàn zì jǐ jī běn shang méi yǒu shí jiān gù jí yī xiē wú guān jǐn yào de suǒ shì 。
    • Sometimes I find that I basically have no time to pay attention to irrelevant trivia.
  4. Mandarin
    你怎么想无关紧要。
    你怎麼想無關緊要。
    nǐ zěn me xiǎng wú guān jǐn yào 。
    • It doesn't matter what you think.
  5. Mandarin
    你在思考无关紧要的事情。
    你在思考無關緊要的事情。
    nǐ zài sī kǎo wú guān jǐn yào de shì qing 。
    • You're thinking of unimportant things.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公职人员最紧要廉洁。
    公職人員最緊要廉潔。
    gung1 zik1 jan4 jyun4 zeoi3 gan2 jiu3 lim4 git3.
    • It's of utmost importance for civil servants to be upstanding.
  2. Cantonese
    错咗唔紧要，将错误当做经验啰。
    錯咗唔緊要，將錯誤當做經驗囉。
    co3 zo2 m4 gan2 jiu3, zoeng1 co3 ng6 dong3 zou6 ging1 jim6 lo1.
    • It’s ok to make mistakes, let's take them as an experience.
  3. Cantonese
    桥唔怕旧，至紧要受。
    橋唔怕舊，至緊要受。
    kiu2 m4 paa3 gau6, zi3 gan2 jiu3 sau6.
    • Old tricks are not cliché as long as the other person likes it.
    • It is okay to re-use an old trick, the most important is to ensure it works. / Old tricks are gold tricks.
  4. Cantonese
    老板有紧要事揾你，叫你立刻去佢办公室㖞。
    老闆有緊要事揾你，叫你立刻去佢辦公室喎。
    lou5 baan2 jau5 gan2 jiu3 si6 wan2 nei5, giu3 nei5 laap6 hak1 heoi3 keoi5 baan6 gung1 sat1 wo5.
    • The boss is looking for you regarding some important matters, and asked you to go to his office immediately.
  5. Cantonese
    唔好丢失条锁匙，好紧要。
    唔好丟失條鎖匙，好緊要。
    m4 hou2 diu1 sat1 tiu4 so2 si4, hou2 gan2 jiu3
    • It's important that you don't lose the key.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    绿帽唔怕戴，最紧要除得快。
    綠帽唔怕戴，最緊要除得快。
    luk6 mou2 m4 paa3 daai3, zeoi3 gan2 jiu3 ceoi4 dak1 faai3.