Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011:
important [ɪmˈpɔːtənt]
adj
1
(=significant)
[+ thing, factor, decision] 重要的 zhòngyào de
[+ thing, factor, decision] 重要的 zhòngyào de
- That is a very important point that you've raised.
你提的问(問)题(題)是很重要的。 Nǐ tí de wèntí shì hěn zhòngyào de.
2
(=influential) 有影响(響)的 yǒu yǐngxiǎng de
- a very important criminal lawyer
一个(個)非常有影响(響)的刑事辩(辯)护(護)律师(師) yī gè fēicháng yǒu yǐngxiǎng de xíngshì biànhù lǜshī
- the list of important people who are coming
到场的要人名单 dàochǎng de yàorén míngdān
- it is important to eat sensibly
合理进(進)食是很重要的 hélǐ jìnshí shì hěn zhòngyào de - it is important for them to understand that…
他们(們)一定要懂得… tāmen yídìng yào dǒngde… - it is important that…
…是非常重要的 …shì fēicháng zhòngyào de - it's not important
不重要的 bù zhòngyào de