What 首要 means
- Most important (primary)
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首要 in a sentence
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What does 首要 mean in English?
首要 is pronounced shǒuyào and means Most important (primary).
How do you pronounce 首要?
首要 is shǒuyào in pinyin — written shouyao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 首要?
首要 is written with 2 characters: 首 (shǒu) Head (leader - chief - first - mw for poems-songs-music), 要 (yāo) Want (need - request - must - demand). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
Is 首要 an HSK word?
Yes — 首要 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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