次要 cìyào secondary
怎么记住“次要”: 次 time + 要 want = secondary.
汉字
用法
- Secondary, of lesser importance - 次要问题 (cìyào wèntí) a secondary issue, 处于次要地位 in a subordinate position.
- Direct antonym of 主要 (zhǔyào, main/primary); the 主要/次要 pair is the standard important-vs-minor split - 主要原因 (zhǔyào yuányīn) the main reason.
- Attributive adjective; neutral register.
例句
- 汤姆每次要是不带地图的话就会迷路。 Tāngmǔ měicì yàoshì búdài dìtú dehuà jiù huì mílù.Tom always gets lost if he doesn't carry a map.