要
害

Vital part in Chinese: 要害 (yào hài)

yào hài

vital part

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1vital part
  2. 2(fig.) key point
  3. 3crucial

Stroke order

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要
害

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄠˋ

yào

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

ㄏㄞˋ

hài

ㄏ/ hㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这句话正好说中了问题的要害。

    zhè jù huà zhèng hǎo shuō zhōng le wèn tí de yào hài。

    This remark hit exactly on the crux of the problem.

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Related words

要

yào

to want

害

hài

to do harm to

害怕

hài pà

to be afraid

需要

xū yào

to need

要求

yāo qiú

to request

重要

zhòng yào

important

主要

zhǔ yào

main

害羞

hài xiū

shy

厉害

lì hai

(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible

只要

zhǐ yào

if only

必要

bì yào

necessary

次要

cì yào

secondary

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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