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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

要素 [yàosù]
  1. 1. noun key element

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

要素 [yàosù]
  1. 1. essential factor; key element; element; ingredient

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

要素 [yàosù]
  1. 1. 构成事物的必要因素
    语言的三个要素是语音、词汇、语法。

Examples

自然环境要素,包括水、空气、阳光、生物、土壤、岩石等。
Environmental elements include water, air, sunshine life-forms, soil, and rocks.
要素
the active principle of a medicine
药物的速效要素
Patience is a key factor for happiness.
耐心是幸福的一大要素
Stress is the rhythm constituting the basic element of music melody.
有韵律的节拍是组成乐律的基本要素
Earth was believed to be one of the four elements in the universe.
土壤被认为是宇宙四要素之一。
He advocated exercise and a good diet as the key to a healthy life.
他倡导说,锻炼和好的饮食习惯是健康生活的关键要素
Another unwelcome element in Soviet eyes was lacking altogether. Peasant comprehension was low, but far from lacking altogether.
苏联人眼中的另一种令他们讨厌的要素是缺乏整体性。农民的理解能力很差,可是也远远不是缺乏整体性。
Are you following the main thread of the argument, or the basics of the plot?
你是跟着争论的主线,还是跟着是情节的要素

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