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要害

yào hài

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

要害 (yào hài) means "vital part; (fig.) key point; crucial". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 要害 means

1. vital part
2. (fig.) key point
3. crucial

The characters in 要害

• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
• 害hàito do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm

Example sentences

• 不要害怕。
  Don't be afraid.
• 不要害羞。
  Don't be shy.
• 不要害怕！
  Don't be afraid!
• 不要害怕发问。
  Bù yào hàipà fāwèn.
  Don't be afraid to ask questions.
• 你不需要害羞。
  You have no need to be ashamed.
• 不要害怕犯错。
  Never be afraid of making mistakes.

Words containing 要害

• 切中要害qiè zhòng yào hàito hit the target and do real damage (idiom); fig. to hit where it hurts; fig. to hit home
• 正中要害zhèng zhòng yào hàito hit the nail on the head (idiom)

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