How to say “main points” in Chinese
main points, gist
“Main points” in Chinese is 要点, yào diǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
要点 is read yào diǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 女 “woman”.
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “要点”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 要点. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请把这篇文章的要点写下来qǐngbǎzhèpiānwénzhāngdeyàodiǎnxiěxiàlaiPlease write down the main points of this article.
- 请把要点记下来qǐngbǎyàodiǎnjìxiàlaiPlease write down the main points.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “main points” in Chinese?
“Main points” in Chinese is 要点, pinyin yàodiǎn.
What does 要点 mean?
要点 (yàodiǎn) means “main points, gist”.
How do you write 要点?
要点 is 2 characters: 要 (yào) — want; need; 点 (diǎn) — dot; o'clock. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 要点?
要点 is read yàodiǎn. Tones: yào — fourth tone, diǎn — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“main points” in the lesson “Beginning, end and gist”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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