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主要

zhǔ yào · zhu yao

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HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. main; principal; major; primary
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Trip to Chengdu

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)去(qù)成都(chéngdū)的(de)主要(zhǔyào)目的(mùdì)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is the main purpose of your Chengdu trip?

  2. Dengdeng

    主要(zhǔyào)是(shì)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)。

    Mainly to eat hotpot.

  3. Liangliang

    除了(chúle)火锅(huǒguō)，还(hái)有(yǒu)别的(biéde)吗(ma)？

    Besides hotpot, is there anything else?

  4. Dengdeng

    还(hái)有(yǒu)看(kàn)熊猫(xióngmāo)，不过(bùguò)主要(zhǔyào)还是(háishi)吃(chī)。

    Also seeing pandas, but mainly eating.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)熊猫(xióngmāo)主要(zhǔyào)是(shì)看(kàn)你(nǐ)吃(chī)。

    Then the pandas will mainly watch you eat.

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01

主(zhǔ)要(yào)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)是(shì)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)感(gǎn)受(shòu)如(rú)何(hé)。

The main question is how does Tom feel.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)不(bú)是(shì)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)要(yào)做(zuò)那(nà)件(jiàn)事(shì)的(de)主(zhǔ)要(yào)原(yuán)因(yīn)。

That wasn't the main reason why Tom needed to do that.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ZeroAurora · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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主
zhǔ

owner; master

要
yào

to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to

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