次要
Old HSK 5
次要 (cìyào) · secondary
次要 (cìyào) means “secondary; less important”. It is written with 2 characters: 次 (measure word for times) + 要 (to want). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 次要 is built
The characters
次 cì · measure word for times
What 次 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A person 欠 yawning multiple times 冫 (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
价格是次要的，质量最重要。Jiàgé shì cìyào de, zhìliàng zuì zhòngyào.Price is secondary; quality matters most.
先做重要的事，次要的以后再说。Xiān zuò zhòngyào de shì, cìyào de yǐhòu zài shuō.Do the important things first and leave the minor ones for later.
Questions about 次要
What does 次要 mean?
次要 (cìyào) means “secondary; less important”.
How do you pronounce 次要?
次要 is pronounced cìyào.
Which HSK level is 次要?
次要 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 上次shàngcìlast time
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 其次qícìnext
- 多次duōcìmany times
- 层次céngcìlevel
- 次品cìpǐndefective product
- 次序cìxùorder
- 档次dàngcìgrade
- 屡次lǚcìrepeatedly
- 名次míngcìplace in a ranking
Learn 次要 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.