當務之急

当务之急
dāngwùzhījí
(idiom) top priority job; a matter of the greatest urgency

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 當 dāng
  1. to be
  2. to act as
  3. manage
  4. withstand
  5. when
  6. during
  7. ought
  8. should
  9. match equally
  10. equal
  11. same
  12. obstruct
  13. just at (a time or place)
  14. on the spot
  15. right
  16. just at
2 務 wù
  1. affair
  2. business
  3. matter
  4. to be engaged in
  5. to attend to
  6. by all means
3 之 zhī
  1. (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的 de)
  2. him
  3. her
  4. it
4 急 jí
  1. urgent
  2. pressing
  3. rapid
  4. hurried
  5. worried
  6. to make (sb) anxious