Chinese word dictionary

无关紧要

wúguān-jǐnyào · indifferent; insignificant

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Word information

Simplified无关紧要

Traditional無關緊要

Pinyinwúguān-jǐnyào

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

无wú

no, not; lacking, -less

关guān

frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation

紧jǐn

tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

要yào

essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand

How to learn 无关紧要

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

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不要búyào

don't!; must not

没关系méiguānxi

it doesn't matter

要yào

to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important

快要kuàiyào

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

关guān

mountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc); to concern; to involve; surname Guan

关机guānjī

to turn off (a machine or device); to finish shooting a film