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要素

yào sù

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

要素 (yào sù) means "essential factor". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 要素 means

1. essential factor
2. key constituent

The characters in 要素

• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
• 素sùraw silk; white; plain, unadorned

Example sentences

• 自信是伟大事业的第一要素。
  Self-confidence is the principal element of any great endeavor.
• 所以，友情也是幸福的一个要素。
  So friendship is also a requirement for happiness.
• 对我自己来说，幸福有些根本的要素。
  Duì wǒ zìjǐ lái shuō, xìngfú yǒuxiē gēnběn de yàosù.
  In my opinion, happiness has a few fundamental requirements.
• 声称钱不是幸福的一个要素是愚蠢的。
  Shēngchēng qián bù shì xìngfú de yī gè yàosù shì yúchǔn de.
  Claiming that money is not a requirement for happiness is foolish.
• 资本、土地和劳动是生产的三大要素。
  Zīběn, tǔdì hé láodòng shì shēngchǎn de sān dà yàosù.
  Capital, land and labor are the three key factors of production.
• 其它的要素来自你跟别人的关系和你平日的活动。
  Qítā de yàosù láizì nǐ gēn biéren de guānxi hé nǐ píngrì de huódòng.
  Other requirements come from your relationships with other people and your daily activities.

Where 要素 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · yào–yī (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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