粵

要jiu3緊gan2

simp要紧
jiu3 gan2yào jǐn

English

  1. important
  2. urgent
  3. important; urgent

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 重要而且緊急嘅事項

Examples

  • 這沒什麼要緊的。

    It's nothing serious.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 你怎么这么要紧哪!

    Why are you in such a hurry!

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 稍微冷点儿不要紧。

    I don't care if it's a bit cold.

    Tatoeba · asosan CC BY

  • 脸色这么差不要紧吗?要不还是去一趟医院比较好吧?

    Your face looks pale. Are you OK? Maybe it would be better if you went to the hospital, don't you think?

    Tatoeba · mirrorvan CC BY

  • 健康要緊,你唔好成日捱夜啦。

    Your health matters more. Don't pull all-nighters that often.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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