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重要性

zhòng yào xìng · zhong yao xing

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  1. importance
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Skipping breakfast

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)怎么(zěnme)没(méi)吃(chī)早饭(zǎofàn)？

    Dengdeng, why did you not eat breakfast today?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)起(qǐ)晚(wǎn)了(le)。

    I got up late.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)早饭(zǎofàn)的(de)重要性(zhòngyàoxìng)吗(ma)？

    Do you know the importance of breakfast?

  4. Dengdeng

    知道(zhīdào)知道(zhīdào)，老师(lǎoshī)讲(jiǎng)过(guò)早饭(zǎofàn)的(de)重要性(zhòngyàoxìng)。

    I know, I know. The teacher talked about the importance of breakfast.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)吃(chī)？

    Then why do you not eat it?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)在(zài)想(xiǎng)午饭(wǔfàn)的(de)重要性(zhòngyàoxìng)。

    Because I am thinking about the importance of lunch.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

音(yīn)乐(yuè)的(de)重(zhòng)要(yào)性(xìng)被(bèi)低(dī)估(gū)了(le)。

The importance of music is underrated.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)没(méi)意(yì)识(shí)到(dào)那(nà)个(gè)问(wèn)题(tí)的(de)重(zhòng)要(yào)性(xìng)。

I didn't realize the importance of that problem.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by astyng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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