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当务之急 dāngwùzhījí “top priority” in Chinese

Traditional 當務之急

What 当务之急 means

  1. top priority
  2. most pressing matter
  3. (idiom) top priority job
  4. a matter of the greatest urgency

How to say 当务之急

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale当dāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale务wù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale之zhī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale急jí2nd tone, rising

当务之急 in a sentence

  1. 当务之急是先把病治好。

    Dāngwùzhījí shì xiān bǎ bìng zhìhǎo.

    The most urgent thing is to get better first.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 现在的当务之急是找到住的地方。

    Xiànzài de dāngwùzhījí shì zhǎodào zhù de dìfang.

    Our top priority now is finding somewhere to live.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 当务之急 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 当 (dāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
当dāngdong
  • ⺌small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 彐snout · jì
The character 务 (wù) with each of its parts in a different colour
务wùaffair
  • 夂go · zhǐ
  • 力strength · lì

Memory aidPicture setting off 夂 with all your strength 力: to work at a task.

The character 之 (zhī) drawn as one shape
之zhīhim

之 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 急 (jí) with each of its parts in a different colour
急jíurgent
  • 刍to mow · chúSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 刍 (chú) hints at the sound. Compare it with jí.

How to write 当务之急

当 6 strokes · 务 5 strokes · 之 3 strokes · 急 9 strokes

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当务之急 (dāngwùzhījí) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 当务之急 (dāngwùzhījí). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 当务之急

Words with 当

当然dāngrán · of course当dāng · to act as当时dāngshí · then当地dāngdì · local当心dāngxīn · to be careful上当shàngdàng · to be fooled相当xiāngdāng · equivalent to当场dāngchǎng · on the spot当初dāngchū · originally当代dāngdài · contemporary

Words with 务

服务员fúwùyuán · waiter服务fúwù · to serve任务rènwu · mission家务jiāwù · household duties业务yèwù · business商务shāngwù · business义务yìwù · duty公务gōngwù · official business事务shìwù · affairs职务zhíwù · post

Words with 之

之zhī · of (formal equivalent of 的)之后zhīhòu · after之前zhīqián · before之间zhījiān · between百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent总之zǒngzhī · in a word反之fǎnzhī · conversely之际zhījì · at the time of天伦之乐tiānlúnzhīlè · family happiness后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōu · worries back home

Words with 急

急jí · anxious着急zháojí · to worry急诊jízhěn · emergency treatment紧急jǐnjí · urgent急忙jímáng · hastily急剧jíjù · sharp焦急jiāojí · anxious急切jíqiè · eager急躁jízào · impatient急功近利jígōngjìnlì · eager for quick results and profit

More words: Ideas & Concepts

出息chūxi · promise挫折cuòzhé · setback代价dàijià · price档次dàngcì · grade导向dǎoxiàng · orientation大意dàyì · general idea得不偿失débùchángshī · not worth it等级děngjí · grade

FAQs

当务之急 (dāngwùzhījí) means “top priority” or “most pressing matter”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it dāngwùzhījí: dāng with a 1st tone, then wù with a 4th tone, then zhī with a 1st tone, then jí with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 当务之急 is written 當務之急. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dangwuzhiji with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 当务之急 from the suggestions. Typing dangwuzhiji into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
当务之急 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.