shū​yào

central administrative unit

  • created sense approved 枢要/樞要 · shū​yào · central administrative unit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枢要 / 樞要

    shū​yào

    central administrative unit

    (bound form) a central government office or a key administrative position; the center of government power

    枢 (literal) → 枢/樞 · shū · [administrative center] 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · important

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 枢要/樞要 · shū​yào · pivotal point — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    枢要 / 樞要

    shū​yào

    pivotal point

    (literary) the key or most important part of something; the pivot or crux

    枢 (literal) → 枢/樞 · shū · hub 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · important

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense