HSK 6 vocabulary › 首要
首要
首要 in English: the most important; of chief importance
shǒu yào
the most important; of chief importance
How to pronounce 首要
shǒu yào (without tone marks: shou yao). shǒu is a third (low, dipping) tone; yào is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 首要
首 shǒu
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc)
要 yào
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
Related words
| 要 | yào | to want; to need | HSK 2 |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want | HSK 3 |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require | HSK 3 |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant | HSK 3 |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal | HSK 3 |
| 首都 | shǒu dū | capital (city) | HSK 4 |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first (of all); in the first place | HSK 4 |
| 要是 | yào shi | if | HSK 4 |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only; so long as | HSK 4 |
| 首 | shǒu | head; chief | HSK 5 |