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当务之急 (dāng wù zhī jí) — Chinese word meaning

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当务之急 (dāng wù zhī jí) is a Chinese word: top priority. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 当务之急

名 míng noun

top priority

提高教育质量是国家的当务之急。

tí gāo jiào yù zhì liàng shì guó jiā de dāng wù zhī jí

Improving education quality is the nation's top priority.

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Word breakdown

当 dāng — current, present

务 wù — affair, task, matter

之 zhī — possessive particle (classical)

急 jí — urgent, pressing

Structure & writing
1 当 dāng — to serve as; to act as
Xpinyin
当 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

Stroke order

2 务 wù — affair; matter
务 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

2.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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3 之 zhī — to go (to a place)
之 is a component in 2 characters

之 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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4 急 jí — anxious; impatient
急 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

4.1 刍 chú — hay or grass used to feed livestock
刍 is a component in 3 characters
4.2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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