主要
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
主要 (zhǔyào) · main
主要 (zhǔyào) means “main; major; mainly”. It is written with 2 characters: 主 (to own) + 要 (to want). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 主要 is built
The characters
主 zhǔ · to own
What 主 is made of
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A lamp 王 with a flame 丶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
要 yào · to want
What 要 is made of
- 覀xī — west
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是主要的问题。Zhè shì zhǔyào de wèntí.This is the main problem.
你主要做什么工作？Nǐ zhǔyào zuò shénme gōngzuò?What is your main work?
Questions about 主要
What does 主要 mean?
主要 (zhǔyào) means “main; major; mainly”.
How do you pronounce 主要?
主要 is pronounced zhǔyào.
Which HSK level is 主要?
主要 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 主人zhǔrénhost
- 主持zhǔchíto host
- 主动zhǔdòngto take the initiative
- 主任zhǔrèndirector
- 主意zhǔyiidea
- 主张zhǔzhāngto advocate
- 自主zìzhǔindependent
- 主题zhǔtítheme
- 主席zhǔxíchairman
- 公主gōngzhǔprincess
Learn 主要 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.