要害 meaning in English

yàohài

vital part; (fig.) key point

HSK 7-9noun19 strokes

Meaning of 要害

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

要害 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

不bú要yào害hài怕pà发fā问wèn。
Don't be afraid to ask questions.
不bú要yào害hài怕pà犯fàn错cuò。
Never be afraid of making mistakes.
不bú要yào害hài怕pà意yì外wài,但dàn要yào有yǒu准zhǔn备bèi。
Do not fear the unexpected, but be prepared for it.
不bú要yào害hài怕pà!
Don't be afraid!
不bú要yào害hài怕pà。
Don't be afraid.

Stroke order for each character

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要 yào · to want · 9 strokes

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害 hài · to do harm to · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 要害.

重要zhòngyàoimportant; significant; major
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
只要zhǐyàoso long as; provided; if
就要jiùyàowill; shall
要求yāoqiúto request; to require
主要zhǔyàomain; principal; major; primary
快要kuàiyàonearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
需要xūyàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
要是yàoshi(coll.) if
害怕hàipàto be afraid; to be scared
必要bìyàonecessary; essential
危害wēihàito harm; to jeopardize; to endanger; harmful effect; damage

Questions about 要害

What does 要害 mean?

要害 (yàohài) means "vital part; (fig.) key point" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 要害?

要害 is made of 2 characters: 要 (9 strokes), 害 (10 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 要害 an HSK word?

Yes. 要害 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.