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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

至关重要的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhìguān zhòngyào de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vital/ˈvaɪ.təl/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1420 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"水对所有已知生命形式至关重要。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Absolutely necessary or important; essential.

    "Water is vital for all known forms of life."
  2. 2

    Relating to life; characteristic of life.

    "The vital signs of the patient were stable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Middle English word 'vitalis', coming from the Latin 'vita' meaning life. It has historically evolved from denoting biological life-force to describing anything absolutely essential, crucial, or indispensable to the maintenance or success of an entity.

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