Definition
次要 means 'secondary' in terms of importance or priority. Compare 副 (fù) 'vice-, deputy' used for official titles, and 附带 (fù dài) 'supplementary, incidental' – a thing that is added on. 次要 focuses on being less important than the main item.
adjective
secondaryless important
Examples
- 次要，。Zhège rènwu shì cì yào de, nǐ búyòng tài zháojí.This task is secondary; you don't need to hurry.
- ，，次要。Bǐqǐ chéngjì, háizi de dōngxi, háizi de jiànkāng cái shì zuì zhòngyào de, qítā dōu shì cì yào de.Compared to grades, children's health is the most important; everything else is secondary.
- 次要，。Tā zhǐ kànzhòng cì yào xìjié, fǎn'ér hūlüè le héxīn wèntí.He only cares about secondary details, but overlooks the core issue.
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