yào sù
facteur essentiel; élément clé
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这个方案的要素是什么？
zhège fāng'àn de yàosù shì shénme?
What are the elements of this plan?
这个项目的要素是什么？
zhège xiàngmù de yàosù shì shénme?
What are the elements of this project?
这个产品的要素是什么？
zhège chǎnpǐn de yàosù shì shénme?
What are the elements of this product?
非要素 (fēi yàosù)
non-essential
次要素 (cì yàosù)
secondary factor
The Chinese word 要素 (yàosù) is a compound of two characters: 要 (yào) and 素 (sù). The character 要 originally meant "to ask for" or "to demand", but over time it came to be used in a more general sense to mean "important" or "essential". The character 素 originally meant "plain" or "unadorned", but it also came to be used in a more abstract sense to mean "element" or "component". Thus, the compound word 要素 literally means "important element" or "essential component". In modern Chinese, 要素 is used in a variety of contexts to refer to the basic or fundamental elements of something. For example, it can be used to refer to the elements of a chemical compound, the components of a machine, or the factors that contribute to a particular outcome.
