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Jyutping ci3 jiu3
Pinyin cì yao

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    secondary; of lesser importance
    • 次要因素
      次要因素
      cì yào yīn sù
      secondary factor

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Jyutping ci3 jiu3
Pinyin cì yào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. secondary
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    冇​咁​重要
    less important; minor; subordinate
    • 食物嘅包裝都係次要,最重要係好唔好食。
      食物嘅包装都系次要,最重要系好唔好食。
      sik6 mat6 ge3 baau1 zong1 dou1 hai6 ci3 jiu3, zeoi3 zung6 jiu3 hai6 hou2 m4 hou2 sik6.
      When it comes to food, packaging is less important; taste is what matters.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    secondary; of lesser importance
    • 次要因素
      次要因素
      cì yào yīn sù
      secondary factor
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    Ichiro第一次要去名古屋。
    Ichiro第一次要去名古屋。
    ichiro dì yī cì yào qù míng gǔ wū 。
    • Ichiro will go to Nagoya for the first time.
  2. Mandarin
    女性永远只能扮演次要角色吗?
    女性永遠只能扮演次要角色嗎?
    nǚ xìng yǒng yuǎn zhǐ néng bàn yǎn cì yào jué sè ma ?
    • Must the woman always play the secondary role?
  3. Mandarin
    我要给我自己买一个新照相机,这次要数码的。
    我要給我自己買一個新照相機,這次要數碼的。
    wǒ yào gěi wǒ zì jǐ mǎi yí gè xīn zhào xiàng jī , zhè cì yào shù mǎ de 。
    • I'm going to buy myself a new camera, digital this time.
  4. Mandarin
    汤姆每次要是不带地图的话就会迷路。
    湯姆每次要是不帶地圖的話就會迷路。
    tāng mǔ měi cì yào shi bù dài dì tú de huà jiù huì mí lù 。
    • Tom always gets lost if he doesn't carry a map.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    食物嘅包装都系次要,最重要系好唔好食。
    食物嘅包裝都係次要,最重要係好唔好食。
    sik6 mat6 ge3 baau1 zong1 dou1 hai6 ci3 jiu3, zeoi3 zung6 jiu3 hai6 hou2 m4 hou2 sik6.
    • When it comes to food, packaging is less important; taste is what matters.
  2. Cantonese
    次要
    次要
    ci3 jiu3
    • secondary; minor; less important
  3. Cantonese
    上次考试合格真系死过返生,今次要温好啲攞高啲分先至得!
    上次考試合格真係死過返生,今次要温好啲攞高啲分先至得!
    soeng6 ci3 haau2 si5 hap6 gaak3 zan1 hai6 sei2 go3 faan1 saang1, gam1 ci3 jiu3 wan1 hou2 di1 lo2 gou1 di1 fan1 sin1 zi3 dak1!
    • Last time, it was a relief that I passed the exam, but this time I have to study harder to get higher marks!
  4. Cantonese
    阿松同佢班猪朋狗友 成日偷嘢食,今次要重罚阿松嚟杀鸡儆猴至得!
    阿松同佢班豬朋狗友 成日偷嘢食,今次要重罰阿松嚟殺雞儆猴至得!
    aa3 cung4 tung4 keoi5 baan1 zu1 pang4 gau2 jau5 seng4 jat6 tau1 je5 sik6, gam1 ci3 jiu3 cung5 faat6 aa3 cung4 lai4 saat3 gai1 ging2 hau4 zi3 dak1!
    • A-chung and his cronies are always stealing food. This time I'm going to punish A-chung severely and make an example of him!
  5. Cantonese
    迟到三次要记一个缺点。
    遲到三次要記一個缺點。
    ci4 dou3 saam1 ci3 jiu3 gei3 jat1 go3 kyut3 dim2.
    • If a person is late to school for three times, a misconduct record will be filed.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    次要因素
    次要因素
    cì yào yīn sù
    • secondary factor
  2. Mandarin
    由此可知,任何过程如果有多数矛盾存在的话,其中必定有一种是主要的,起着领导的、决定的作用,其它则处于次要和服从的地位。因此,研究任何过程,如果是存在着两个以上矛盾的复杂过程的话,就要用全力找出它的主要矛盾。捉住了这个主要矛盾,一切问题就迎刃而解了。
    由此可知,任何過程如果有多數矛盾存在的話,其中必定有一種是主要的,起着領導的、決定的作用,其它則處於次要和服從的地位。因此,研究任何過程,如果是存在着兩個以上矛盾的複雜過程的話,就要用全力找出它的主要矛盾。捉住了這個主要矛盾,一切問題就迎刃而解了。
    yóu cǐ kě zhī , rèn hé guò chéng rú guǒ yǒu duō shù máo dùn cún zài de huà , qí zhōng bì dìng yǒu yī zhǒng shì zhǔ yào de , qǐ zhe lǐng dǎo de , jué dìng de zuò yòng , qí tā zé chǔ yú cì yào hé fú cóng de dì wèi . yīn cǐ , yán jiū rèn hé guò chéng , rú guǒ shì cún zài zhe liǎng gè yǐ shàng máo dùn de fù zá guò chéng de huà , jiù yào yòng quán lì zhǎo chū tā de zhǔ yào máo dùn . zhuō zhù le zhè ge zhǔ yào máo dùn , yī qiè wèn tí jiù yíng rè né r5 jiě le .
    • Hence, if in any process there are a number of contradictions, one of them must be the principal contradiction playing the leading and decisive role, while the rest occupy a secondary and subordinate position. Therefore, in studying any complex process in which there are two or more contradictions, we must devote every effort to funding its principal contradiction. Once this principal contradiction is grasped, all problems can be readily solved.