摘要
Old HSK 6
摘要 (zhāiyào) · summary
摘要 (zhāiyào) means “summary; abstract”. It is written with 2 characters: 摘 (to pick (fruit, flowers)) + 要 (to want). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 摘要 is built
The characters
摘 zhāi · to pick (fruit, flowers)
What 摘 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 啇dì — stalk
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 亠tóu — lid
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
请写一份文章的摘要。Qǐng xiě yī fèn wénzhāng de zhāiyào.Please write a summary of the article.
论文摘要不要太长。Lùnwén zhāiyào bù yào tài cháng.The abstract of a thesis shouldn't be too long.
Questions about 摘要
What does 摘要 mean?
摘要 (zhāiyào) means “summary; abstract”.
How do you pronounce 摘要?
摘要 is pronounced zhāiyào.
Which HSK level is 摘要?
摘要 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 摘zhāito pick (fruit, flowers)
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 不要bùyàodon't
- 就要jiùyàoto be about to
- 快要kuàiyàoto be about to
- 要求yāoqiúto ask
- 只要zhǐyàoas long as
- 主要zhǔyàomain
- 必要bìyàonecessary
- 需要xūyàoto need
Learn 摘要 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 227: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.