主要

Character by character

• 主zhǔ5 strokesHSK 2master, chief owner; host; lord
• 要yào9 strokesHSK 1necessary, essential; necessity

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 主要. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 要yàoHSK 1

  to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是); (bound form) important

• 需要xū yàoHSK 3

  to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs

• 不要bù yàoHSK 2

  don't!; must not

• 重要zhòng yàoHSK 1

  important; significant; major

• 要求yāo qiúHSK 2

  to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand

• 只要zhǐ yàoHSK 2

  if only; so long as

• 主zhǔHSK 7

  owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)

• 就要jiù yàoHSK 2

  will; shall; to be going to

• 必要bì yàoHSK 3

  necessary; essential; indispensable; required

• 要是yào shiHSK 3

  (coll.) if

• 主题zhǔ tíHSK 4

  theme; subject

• 主任zhǔ rènHSK 3

  director; head

• 主席zhǔ xíHSK 4

  chairperson; premier; chairman

• 主人zhǔ rénHSK 2

  master; host; owner

• 要么yào meHSK 6

  or; either one or the other

• 主动zhǔ dòngHSK 3

  to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc)

• 主管zhǔ guǎnHSK 5

  in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager

• 公主gōng zhǔHSK 6

  princess

• 主义zhǔ yìHSK 7

  -ism; ideology

• 主持人zhǔ chí rénHSK 6

  TV or radio presenter; host; anchor

• 主持zhǔ chíHSK 3

  to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor

• 民主mín zhǔHSK 6

  democracy

• 主意zhǔ yiHSK 3

  plan; idea; decision; Beijing pr. [zhú yi]

• 主角zhǔ juéHSK 6

  leading role; lead; protagonist