Crucial in Chinese
crucial · HSK 6
至关重要
- 至 to
- 关 to close
- 重 heavy
- 要 to want
睡眠对健康至关重要。 Sleep is vitally important for health.
Other ways to say crucial
More words with 至 or 关 or 重 or 要
How do you say crucial in Chinese?
Crucial in Chinese is 至关重要 (zhì guān zhòng yào). You can also say 关键 (guān jiàn), 键 (jiàn).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
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