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要害
yàohài
1. crucial
2. key point
Common • Top 9%

Character Breakdown

要
yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
HSK 2 9 丶
害
hài
to injure, to harm; to destroy, to kill
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (2)

切中要害
qièzhòngyàohài
to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
正中要害
zhèngzhòngyàohài
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
7,666 of 84,292