次要 - Expressing "secondary"

HSK 5

次要 (cìyào) is a Chinese adjective that means secondary, minor, or less important. It is used to describe something that is not the main focus or priority.

For instance, you can choose your primary and secondary goals for learning Chinese. Writing could be your secondary goal: 写字是次要的目标, and speaking a primary goal: 流利说话是主要的目标.

Sample sentences

解决问题是主要的，方法是次要的。Solving the problem is the main thing; the method is secondary.

在学习中文时，发音是主要的，语法是次要的。When learning Chinese, pronunciation is primary, and grammar is secondary.

在爱情中，外貌是次要的，性格才是最关键的。In love, appearance is secondary; personality is what truly matters.

In a Text

对于那些志向远大的企业家来说，虽然快速赚取大量财富可以带来短期的满足感，但如果忽略了公司文化的建设、员工的幸福感以及社会责任感，最终的成功将是短暂的，甚至会给企业带来负面影响，所以企业文化和员工福祉可能是次要的，但它们的重要性不可忽视。

• 志向 (zhìxiàng): ambition, aspiration

• 赚取 (zhuànqǔ): to make money

• 员工福祉 (yuángōng fúzhǐ): employee welfare

For those ambitious entrepreneurs, although quickly earning large amounts of wealth can bring short-term satisfaction, if they neglect the development of company culture, employee well-being, and social responsibility, the ultimate success will be short-lived and may even have a negative impact on the business. Therefore, company culture and employee welfare may be secondary, but their importance cannot be overlooked.