Meaning of 首要
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shǒuyào
- the most important
- of chief importance
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首 shǒu · head · 9 strokes
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要 yào · to want · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 首要.
| 重要 | zhòngyào | important; significant; major |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 只要 | zhǐyào | so long as; provided; if |
| 就要 | jiùyào | will; shall |
| 要求 | yāoqiú | to request; to require |
| 主要 | zhǔyào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 快要 | kuàiyào | nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth) |
| 需要 | xūyào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
| 要是 | yàoshi | (coll.) if |
| 必要 | bìyào | necessary; essential |
| 首先 | shǒuxiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 首都 | shǒudū | capital (city) |
Questions about 首要
What does 首要 mean?
首要 (shǒuyào) means "the most important; of chief importance" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 首要?
首要 is made of 2 characters: 首 (9 strokes), 要 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 首要 an HSK word?
Yes. 首要 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.