🇬🇧🇨🇳 unimportant - 不重要 : English Lesson

Meaning of "unimportant" ("不重要"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If something is unimportant, it doesn’t really matter very much. It’s not a big deal, and nothing bad will really happen if you ignore it or forget about it. Important things need your attention right away, but unimportant things can usually wait, or you don’t need to worry about them at all.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Grandpa said it’s unimportant how messy my hair is, as long as my brain is working inside it.

The robot decided dusting the shelf was unimportant and spent the day learning to moonwalk instead.

The alien decided that taking over Earth was unimportant today and took a nap instead.

The pirate captain said grammar was unimportant as long as everyone understood the word “treasure.”

My dog thinks commands like “sit” are unimportant, but the word “treat” is the most powerful magic in the universe.

A girl drops a red ball in mud and cries. A dog brings a small hat. She looks at wet ball, wet hat, mud, rain, and hurt knee. She says the ball is unimportant, the hat is unimportant, the mud is unimportant, the rain is unimportant, the small hurt is unimportant. She laughs and plays.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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