次要 cìyào — secondary, of lesser importance
cìyào (fourth tone, falling)ci4yao4
secondary, of lesser importance
HSK 5· HSK 1–6 (classic)adjective
Meanings
secondary, of lesser importance
Not unimportant, only less important than something else in the same sentence. 次要 always exists in a pair with a 主要 it is being ranked against.
adjective
Example sentences
- 价格是次要的，质量才是关键。價格是次要的，質量才是關鍵。Jiàgé (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) cìyào (fourth tone, falling) de, (neutral tone) zhìliàng (fourth tone, falling) cái (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) guānjiàn. (first tone, high and level)···
Price is secondary — quality is the key thing.
- 这只是一个次要问题，不用担心。這只是一個次要問題，不用擔心。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) zhǐshì (third tone, dipping) yí (second tone, rising) ge (neutral tone) cìyào (fourth tone, falling) wèntí, (fourth tone, falling) búyòng (second tone, rising) dānxīn. (first tone, high and level)···
This is only a minor issue — no need to worry.