主要 (zhǔ yào) — main, principal, primary
Definition
Marks the main or most important item among several — like 'main' or 'primary'. Stronger/weightier than 重要 ('important' in general); use it when picking one thing out as the chief one, not just significant.
adjective
mainprincipalprimary
Examples
- 主要。Tā de zhǔ yào gōng zuò shì jiào yīng yǔ.His main job is to teach English.
- 主要。Zhè shì xué xiào de zhǔ yào jiào shì.This is the school's main classroom.
- 主要？Zhè běn shū de zhǔ yào nèi róng shì shén me?What is the main content of this book?
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