主要 in English

Measure word

• 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
• 条 tiáo strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) attested in use

Character breakdown

• 主 zhǔ owner
• 要 yāo (bound form) to demand

Stroke order

How it used to be written

主

• Warring States script 戰國.秦
• Clerical script 東漢
• See all 6 forms

要

• Small seal script
• Clerical script 東漢
• See all 10 forms

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

• 交通事故是美国青少年死亡的主要原因。

  Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States.

• 他解释了这个计划的主要目标。

  He explained the plan's main objective.

• 减税常被用作刺激经济的主要财政手段。

  Tax cuts are often used as a major fiscal tool to stimulate the economy.

• 我早饭主要吃水果。

  I mostly have fruit for breakfast.

• 汤姆的主要问题是他一点幽默感都没有

  Tom's main problem is he has no sense of humour.

• 结婚是所有离婚的主要原因。

  Marriage is the main cause of all divorces.

• 记忆是我们大脑的一种主要功能。

  Memory is an essential function of our brain.

• 这个国家的主要产品之一是咖啡。

  One of the main products of this country is coffee.

All example sentences with 主要