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次要
cì yào
Meaning
- secondary
Definition
重要性较低的；不是主要的。
secondary; less important.
Usage
通常用来形容事物、角色、因素等的地位或重要性不如主要的部分。
Used to describe things, roles, factors that are of lesser importance or not primary.
Examples
- 1 这个问题是次要的，我们可以先解决主要问题。 (This issue is secondary; we can solve the main problem first.)
- 2 在团队中，他扮演的是次要角色。 (In the team, he plays a secondary role.)
- 3 细节虽然是次要的，但也不能完全忽视。 (Although details are secondary, they cannot be completely ignored.)
- 4 这次会议主要讨论预算，其他事项都是次要的。 (This meeting mainly discusses the budget; other matters are secondary.)
- 5 健康是主要的，金钱是次要的。 (Health is primary; money is secondary.)
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