主要 zhǔ yào
“main; principal; major”
attributive, adverbHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
主要 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 987: 主要 zhǔyào — Level 3; official annotation 3 (形). PDF page 104
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 主要
主要 means "main" or "principal" and comes before a noun to point to the most important one, as in 主要原因. It can also be used before a verb phrase to mean "mainly" or "chiefly," often in patterns like 主要 + verb/是/为了.
例句Example sentences
- 我们公司的主要产品是手机。wǒ men gōng sī de zhǔ yào chǎn pǐn shì shǒu jī.Our company's main products are mobile phones.
- 我主要学习汉语和英语。wǒ zhǔ yào xué xí hàn yǔ hé yīng yǔ.I mainly study Chinese and English.
- 他迟到的主要原因是堵车。tā chí dào de zhǔ yào yuán yīn shì dǔ chē.The main reason he was late was traffic.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗健康很主要。
✓健康很重要。
主要 means "main/chief," not "important"; for "important" use 重要.