What does 主要 mean in Chinese?

主要 (zhǔ yào) means "main; principal; major; primary" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 2 word.

How do you pronounce 主要?

主要 is pronounced "zhǔ yào" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

主要 is an HSK Level 2 word (HSK 2.0: Level 3, HSK 3.0: Level 2).

主要 is made up of the characters 主, 要. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 主要 using our stroke order tool.

主要

zhǔ yào

main; principal; major; primary

这是主要问题。

Zhè shì zhǔyào wèntí

This is the main problem

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