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大要

Word · NounTraditional要

important; main; summary

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

main points; outline; summary

formal

Often used in formal contexts or academic writing to refer to the key points of a discussion, report, or text.

Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
nèi内
róng容
hěn很
duō多
 ,
wǒ我
xiān先
bǎ把
dà大
yào要
shuō说
yī一
xià下
 。

This report has a lot of content; let me first outline the main points.

Qǐng请
jǔ举
qí其
yào要
 ,
xiáng详
xì细
nèi内
róng容
huì会
hòu后
yuè阅
dú读
 。

Please present the key points; we can read the details after the meeting.

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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
nèi内
róng容
zhāi摘
yào要
xiě写
dé得
hěn很
hǎo好
 。

The summary of this book's content is well written.

Jiǎng讲
huà话
de的
gāng纲
yào要
yǐ已
jīng经
fā发
gěi给
dà大
jiā家
le了
 。

The outline of the speech has already been distributed to everyone.

Wǒ我
men们
xiān先
zhuā抓
zhù住
dà大
yào要
 ,
xì细
jié节
kě可
yǐ以
màn慢
màn慢
tǎo讨
lùn论
 。

Let's first grasp the main points; details can be discussed slowly.