Chinese word dictionary

当务之急

dāngwùzhījí · (idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency

Practice word

Word information

Simplified当务之急

Traditional當務之急

Pinyindāngwùzhījí

Part of speechl

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

当dāng

appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

务wù

affairs, business; should; must

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

急jí

anxious, worried; hasty, quick; pressing, urgent

How to learn 当务之急

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

当然dāngrán

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

服务fúwù

to serve; service; CL:項|项[xiang4]

着急zháojí

to worry; to feel anxious; to feel a sense of urgency; to be in a hurry; Taiwan pr. [zhao1ji2]

当时dāngshí

then; at that time; while

任务rènwu

mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

之后zhīhòu

after; behind; (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then