首
要

The most important in Chinese: 首要 (shǒu yào)

shǒu yào

the most important

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Definitions

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

Stroke order

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首
要

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄧㄠˋ

yào

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 首要 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 安全是我们最首要的任务。

    ān quán shì wǒ men zuì shǒu yào de rèn wu。

    Safety is our most important task.

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Related words

要

yào

to want

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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