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纲要

gāng yào

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 綱要

纲要 (gāng yào) means "outline; essential points". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 纲要 means

1. outline
2. essential points

The characters in 纲要

• 纲gānghead rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

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