主要(zhǔ yào)

HSK 22 characters

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Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
zhǔ yào
Meaning
main; principal; major; primary
HSK level
HSK 2
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Appears in lessons

主要 is taught in these textbook lessons.

Volume 3 ·中国地理 · Geography of ChinaVolume 2 ·中国画跟油画不一样 · Chinese Paintings Are Different from Oil Paintings

Example sentences

How 主要 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我早饭主要吃水果。

    wǒ zǎo fàn zhǔ yào chī shuǐ guǒ

    I mostly have fruit for breakfast.

  • 我们游览了所有主要城市。

    wǒ men yóu lǎn le suǒ yǒu zhǔ yào chéng shì

    We toured all the major cities.

Related words

Common words sharing a character with 主要 — tap one to open its word page.

zhòng重yào要
HSK 1

important; significant; major

zhǔ主rén人
HSK 2

owner

bù不yào要
HSK 2

don't!; must not

zhǐ只yào要
HSK 2

so long as; provided; if

jiù就yào要
HSK 2

will

kuài快yào要
HSK 2

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

yāo要qiú求
HSK 2

to request

zhǔ主rèn任
HSK 3

director

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