primary
US
UK primary adj: (most important)
SC 最重要的 zuì zhòng yào de
SC 首要的 zuì zhòng yào de ，shǒu yào de
Our primary concern is the welfare of our employees.
对我们最重要的是员工的福利。
primary adj: (stage: first, elementary)
SC 基础的 jī chǔ de
TC 基礎的
TC 基礎的
SC 基本的 jī chǔ de ，jī běn de
We have completed the primary phase of the project and hope to start on phase two in the near future.
我们已经完成了项目的首期阶段，希望很快就能开始下一阶段。
primary adj: UK (relating to elementary education)
SC 小学的 xiǎo xué de
TC 小學的
TC 小學的
SC 初级的，初等的 chū jí de(学校)
Primary teachers are expected to teach a wide range of subjects.
小学老师被要求教授各种不同科目。
primary adj: (level: most basic)
SC 初始的 chū shǐ de
SC 初级的 chū shǐ de ，chū jí de
SC 开端的 chū shǐ de ，kāi duān de
TC 開端的
TC 開端的
An element is the primary constituent of matter.
元素是物质最初级的组成。
primary n: US, usually plural (first round of US elections) (美国，选举)
SC 初选，普选 chū xuǎn，pǔ xuǎn
TC 普選
TC 普選
Delegates pledged their support to the candidate during the primaries.
代表们承诺在初选中支持该候选人。
primary n: UK, abbreviation (primary school)
SC 小学 xiǎo xué
TC 小學
TC 小學
How many primaries have failed to meet government targets?
有多少小学没有达到政府规定的目标？
primary n: often plural (primary color: red, yellow, blue) (红、黄、蓝)
SC 原色 yuán sè
The primaries are red, yellow and blue.
三原色是红、黄、蓝。
presidential primary n: US, often plural (first round of US elections)
SC 总统候选人初选
SC 总统预选，总统首轮选举
primary care n: (medical care)
SC 初级医疗
SC 基础护理
Primary Care Trust n: UK (healthcare authority) (英国国民医疗服务体系)
SC 初级保健信托机构
primary color (US), primary colour (UK) n: often plural (red, yellow, blue) (三原色：红、黄、蓝)
SC 基色，原色 jī sè，yuán sè
TC 基色
TC 基色
Primary colours can be mixed together to make other colours.
primary education (UK), elementary education (US) n: (junior, elementary schooling)
SC 初等教育 chū děng jiào yù
SC 初级教育 chū děng jiào yù，chū jí jiào yù
SC 基础教育 chū děng jiào yù，jī chǔ jiào yù
primary education, elementary education n: US (first few years of schooling)
SC 小学教育 xiǎo xué jiào yù
TC 小學教育
TC 小學教育
In the US, most kids learn how to read and do arithmetic in their primary education.
primary group n: (close group of people) (如家人、朋友圈)
SC 初级团体，初级群体 chū jí tuán tǐ，chū jí qún tǐ
primary infection n: (acute infectious disease)
SC 原发性感染 yuán fā xìng gǎn rǎn
SC 急性感染 yuán fā xìng gǎn rǎn，jí xìng gǎn rǎn
Pneumonia often results from a primary infection of the lungs.
primary language n: (most common language)
SC 主要语言
SC 第一语言 dì yī yǔ yán
The primary language of Montreal is French.
primary school n: UK (junior, elementary school)
SC 小学 xiǎo xué
TC 小學
TC 小學
There's a very good primary school in the area we're moving to.
我们要搬去的地方有一所很不错的小学。
primary school teacher n: UK (of elementary school)
SC 小学老师
primary source n: (original or first-hand material)
SC 第一手来源，一次文献
The hand-written letters from the Spanish Civil War provided important primary sources for our study.