Daily Chinese Idiom Puzzle Game
当务之急 (dāng wù zhī jí)
The most urgent matter at hand; a top priority that requires immediate attention.
Literal: current / affairs / 's / urgent
With the deadline approaching, finishing the project is the urgent priority.
This phrase is about something that needs to be done right now, not later.
The second character suggests 'affairs' or 'matters'.
The idiom 当务之急 (dāng wù zhī jí) is a widely-used Chinese expression meaning The most urgent matter at hand; a top priority that requires immediate attention.. Literally, each character means: current / affairs / 's / urgent.
Learning Chinese idioms (成语, chéngyǔ) is one of the most effective ways to improve your Chinese. Each four-character idiom packs centuries of culture and wisdom into a compact phrase.
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