要紧

Traditional form:

要緊

Pinyin (reading):

yàojǐn

Definitions:

• important
• urgent

Characters:

• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
• 紧 - tense, tight, taut; firm, secure

Traditional characters:

• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
• 緊 - tense, tight, taut; firm, secure