WordTaiwan frequency #13,678
當務之急
ㄉㄤ ㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧˊ
“the most urgent task at hand; the top priority right now; what must be done immediately.”
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當
ㄉㄤ
to hold a position or office; to manage or be in charge; to bear or undertake; to be suitable or appropriate; to face or confront; to be on duty
務
ㄨˋ
business; affair; to attend to; to pursue; must; to be engaged in
之
ㄓ
Possessive particle, similar to 的; pronoun for him, her, it, them; verb meaning to go; preposition indicating location or relation.
急
ㄐㄧˊ
Urgent or pressing; rapid or hurried; to make anxious; impatient or irritable; busy with others' affairs.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 之後ㄓ ㄏㄡˋafter; afterwards; since then; later; from that time on.
- 當時ㄉㄤ ㄕˊat that time; then; immediately; right then; back then; at the moment; instantly
- 服務ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˋto serve; to provide service; to work for others or society; employment; job
- 之間ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢbetween; among; amid; used after nouns or certain bisyllabic words to indicate a short period of time
- 當然ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊas it should be; of course; certainly; naturally; without doubt; used to express agreement or obviousness.
- 相當ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤfairly; quite; considerably; to a certain extent; equivalent to; appropriate; suitable
- 之前ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand; earlier than a given time.
- 當地ㄉㄤ ㄉㄧˋlocal; of or relating to a specific place or area; on the floor or ground indoors.
- 之外ㄓ ㄨㄞˋoutside; beyond; excluding; other than; apart from.
- 當年ㄉㄤ ㄋㄧㄢˊin those days; back then; in the past; that very same year; in one's prime
- 之中ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥinside; among; in the midst of; during.
- 之下ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋunder; beneath; less than; in a lower position or condition