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HSK 2 · Right & real

主要

zhǔ yào

main; mainly

Stroke order of 主要

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

主 · 5 strokes要 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

A lamp's flame '丶' above the king '王' is what the woman '女' wants most: main.

Parts: 主 master (丶 flame + 王) + 要 want; important (覀 + 女 woman)

The characters in 主要

  • 要 yào — to want; will (9 strokes)

Example sentence

我来这里主要是为了学汉语。

I came here mainly to study Chinese.

Words with 主

Words with 要

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