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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

首要 [shǒuyào]
  1. 1. adjective primary
  2. 2. noun head

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

首要 [shǒuyào]
  1. 1. of the first importance; first; chief; prime; number one
    把这个问题放在首要位置上
    give first priority to this issue
    首要问题
    a question of the first importance
    首要任务
    the most important task
    首要的事先办。
    First things first.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

首要 [shǒuyào]
  1. 1. 最重要的;头等的
    首要人物。
  2. 2. 指为首的人;首脑
    军界首要

Examples

他是聚众劫狱的首要分子。
He is the ringleader in the prison raid.
首要的问题已经解决,其次的问题就比较好办了。
The secondary problems will be taken care of easily now that the main problem has been solved.
首要任务
the most important task
把这个问题放在首要位置上
give first priority to this issue
在新产品上市的初始,一定要把创牌子作为首要任务。
As a new product starts to enter the market, the priority is to establish the brand.
中医讲究通则不痛痛则不同,所以您首要的任务是理气。
Chinese medical opinions hold that if you have smooth breath, you won't ache. So your prime task is to adjust your breath.
医生的首要职责是减轻病人的痛苦。
The first duty of the doctor is to reduce the patient's suffering.
把搞活经济当作首要任务来抓。

Collocations

首要任务
the most important task
首要问题
the chief problem
首要条件
the key factor

Word Decomposition


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