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首要 (shǒu yào) – the most important

shǒu yào

the most important

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-90 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1the most important
  2. 2of chief importance

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Related words

要

yāo

(bound form) to demand

首

shǒu

head

需要

xū yào

to need

要求

yāo qiú

to request

重要

zhòng yào

important

主要

zhǔ yào

main

首都

shǒu dū

capital (city)

首先

shǒu xiān

first (of all)

只要

zhǐ yào

if only

必要

bì yào

necessary

次要

cì yào

secondary

要不

yào bù

otherwise

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