主要
zhǔyàoTraditional: 主要
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Translation
main, principal, chief, mainly
Word origin
A compound of 主 (zhǔ, master, principal) and 要 (yào, important, to want), together meaning principal or chief.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 主 (zhǔ, principal) + 要 (yào, important)
Stroke order
主
要
Examples
。
This is our main goal.
销售。
He is mainly responsible for the sales work.
预。
The main content of this meeting is the budget.
。
The chief reason for the failure was insufficient preparation.
口。
We earn money mainly through exports.
主要 (zhǔ yào) means main, principal, or chief, and serves both as an attributive adjective and as an adverb meaning mainly. It contrasts with 次要 (cì yào, secondary).
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