要 yào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 覀 — west, western, westward
- Made of
- 覀 west, western, westward 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
要领
yàolǐng
main points; essentials; knack
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 他学得很快，不是因为天赋惊人，而是很快抓住了动作要领。 Tā xué de hěn kuài, bú shì yīnwèi tiānfù jīngrén, ér shì hěn kuài zhuāzhù le dòngzuò yàolǐng. He learnt quickly not because of astonishing talent, but because he quickly grasped the essentials of the movement.
- 学游泳要先掌握换气的要领。 Xué yóuyǒng yào xiān zhǎngwò huànqì de yàolǐng. When learning to swim, you must first master the essentials of breathing.
- 老师把这道题的要领讲得非常清楚。 Lǎoshī bǎ zhè dào tí de yàolǐng jiǎng de fēicháng qīngchu. The teacher explained the key points of this problem very clearly.