次要

cìyào

adjective #16,764

Meanings

1 secondary; less important; minor

Characters

next; secondary

important; essential

Examples

这是次要问题，先解决主要矛盾。

Zhè shìcì yào wèntí, xiān jiějué zhǔyào máodùn.

This is a secondary issue — let's resolve the main problem first.

他在电影中扮演了一个次要角色。

Tā zài diànyǐng zhōng bànyǎn le yīgè cìyào juésè.

He played a minor role in the movie.

Tips

usage

次要 is the opposite of 主要 (zhǔyào, primary/main). They're often used as a pair: 主要矛盾 vs 次要矛盾 (primary vs secondary contradiction).

Stroke Order

次 cì

要 yào