要义

要義
yàoyì
the essentials

CEDICT

essentials; key points

Wiktionary

重要的旨趣。如宋魏了翁有《周易要义》十卷。

重編國語辭典

重要的旨趣

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
2 义 yì
  1. justice
  2. righteousness
  3. meaning
  4. foster (father etc)
  5. adopted
  6. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  7. relationship
  8. friendship