"Importance" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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意义 yì yì sense / meaning / significance / importance / CL:個|个[ge4]
重要性 zhòng yào xìng importance
斤两 jīn liǎng weight / (fig.) importance
痛痒 tòng yǎng pain and itch / sufferings / importance / consequence
重视 zhòng shì to attach importance to sth / to value
为主 wéi zhǔ to rely mainly on / to attach most importance to
首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance
推崇 tuī chóng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere
事关 shì guān to concern / on (some topic) / about / concerning / to have importance for
放在眼里 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to
铺天盖地 pū tiān gài dì lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom) / fig. earth-shattering / omnipresent / of universal importance
当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí top priority job / matter of vital importance
大计 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit
重中之重 zhòng zhōng zhī zhòng of the utmost importance / of highest priority
寄予 jì yú to place (hope, importance etc) on / to express / to show / to give
寄予 jì yǔ to place (hope, importance etc) on / to express / to show / to give
权重 quán zhòng weight (i.e. importance attached to sth)
当事 dàng shì to consider as a matter of importance / to be of importance
一把抓 yī bǎ zhuā to attempt all tasks at once / to manage every detail regardless of its importance
珍视 zhēn shì to place great importance on / to treasure
小儿科 xiǎo ér kē pediatrics / pediatric (department) / sth of little importance / trifle / a child's play / (slang) childish / petty / stingy
重男轻女 zhòng nán qīng nu:3 to value males and attach less importance to females (idiom)
重 zhòng heavy / serious / to attach importance to
百年大计 bǎi nián dà jì a project of vital and lasting importance
推重 tuī zhòng to esteem / to think highly of / to accord importance to / to revere
重农 zhòng nóng to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy)
无关痛痒 wú guān tòng yǎng not to affect sb / irrelevant / of no importance / insignificant
两肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
有目无睹 yǒu mù wú dǔ has eyes but can't see (idiom) / unable or unwilling to see the importance of sth / blind (to sth great)
轻重倒置 qīng zhòng dào zhì to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the unimportant and neglect the important) / lacking a sense of perspective / to put the cart before the horse
为重 wéi zhòng to attach most importance to
事无巨细 shì wú jù xì lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom) / fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
遮天蔽日 zhē tiān bì rì lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom) / fig. earth-shattering / omnipresent / of universal importance
上农 shàng nóng a rich farmer / to stress the importance of agriculture (in ancient philosophy)
共商大计 gòng shāng dà jì to discuss matters of vital importance
轻重主次 qīng zhòng zhǔ cì to invert the importance of things (i.e. stress the incidental and neglect the main point) / lacking a sense of perspective / to put the cart before the horse
高看 gāo kàn to attach importance to sth / to value
拉姆萨尔公约  Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat / Ramsar Convention
拉姆萨尔名册  Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance Ramsar List
手心手背都是肉 shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom) / fig. to both be of equal importance / to value both equally
外貌协会 wài mào xié huì the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 / foreign trade association)
颜控 yán kòng someone who attaches great importance to good looks (esp. in others)
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