不要紧 (bùyàojǐn) · it doesn't matter
不要紧 (bùyàojǐn) means “it doesn't matter; not serious”. It is written with 3 characters: 不 (not) + 要 (to want) + 紧 (tight). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 不要紧 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
要 yào · to want
What 要 is made of
- 覀xī — west
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
紧 jǐn · tight
What 紧 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 糸mì — silk
- 幺yāo — one
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: silk (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 不要紧
What does 不要紧 mean?
不要紧 (bùyàojǐn) means “it doesn't matter; not serious”.
How do you pronounce 不要紧?
不要紧 is pronounced bùyàojǐn.
Which HSK level is 不要紧?
不要紧 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.