要点

要点 yàodiǎn

Main point (gist)

要点 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體要點 yaodian

What 要点 means

Main point (gist)

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Character by character

要点 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

要

yāo

Want (need - request - must - demand)

点

diǎn

O'clock (dot - point - mw for suggestions)

Words that share a character with 要点

How to write 要点

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要点 in a sentence

请把要点记下来。

Qǐng bǎ yàodiǎn jì xiàlái.

Please write down the key points.

他抓住了问题的要点。

Tā zhuāzhù le wèntí de yàodiǎn.

He grasped the crux of the problem.

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Questions about 要点

What does 要点 mean in English?

要点 is pronounced yàodiǎn and means Main point (gist).

How do you pronounce 要点?

要点 is yàodiǎn in pinyin — written yaodian without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 要点?

要点 is written with 2 characters: 要 (yāo) Want (need - request - must - demand), 点 (diǎn) O'clock (dot - point - mw for suggestions). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 要点 written in traditional Chinese?

要點. The simplified form 要点 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 要點 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yàodiǎn.

Is 要点 an HSK word?

Yes — 要点 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

摇摆 yáobǎi 摇滚 yáogǔn 遥控 yáokòng 遥远 yáoyuǎn 要命 yàomìng 要素 yàosù 耀眼 yàoyǎn 野蛮 yěmán

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