首要

首要 shǒuyào in a sentence

Most important (primary)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

首要 (shǒuyào) means Most important (primary). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

安全是 首要 的问题。

Ānquán shì shǒuyào de wèntí.

Safety is the primary concern.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 首要

首要 任务是把人救出来。

Shǒuyào rènwu shì bǎ rén jiù chūlái.

The first task is to get the people out.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 首要

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How is 首要 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 首要 (shǒuyào, "Most important (primary)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 首要 an HSK word?

Yes — 首要 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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