至关重要

zhì guān zhòng yào

vitally important

Character by character

至zhì
utmost

关guān
concern

重zhòng
heavy

要yào
important

第一印象在面试中至关重要。

First impressions are crucial in an interview.

Tone: neutral.

Stronger than 很重要; very common in formal writing.

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