primary and secondary; main and subordinate
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
primary and secondary; main and subordinate; principal and subordinate
Used to distinguish between what is important and what is less important in a situation, task, or system. Often appears in set phrases like 分清主次 (distinguish primary from secondary).
Zuò做
shì事
yào要
fēn分
qīng清
zhǔ主
cì次
，
bù不
néng能
méi眉
mao毛
hú胡
zi子
yī一
bǎ把
zhuā抓
。
When doing things, you must distinguish between primary and secondary tasks; you can't try to do everything at once.
Zhǔ主
cì次
fēn分
míng明
cái才
néng能
tí提
gāo高
gōng工
zuò作
xiào效
lǜ率
。
A clear distinction between primary and secondary tasks can improve work efficiency.
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Zài在
máo矛
dùn盾
fēn分
xī析
zhōng中
，
yào要
zhuā抓
zhù住
zhǔ主
yào要
máo矛
dùn盾
hé和
cì次
yào要
máo矛
dùn盾
，
fēn分
qīng清
zhǔ主
cì次
。
In contradiction analysis, one must grasp the principal and secondary contradictions, distinguishing between primary and secondary.