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title: "Yaodian Meaning: 要点 (main point) or 药店 (pharmacy)?"
description: "要点 (traditional 要點, yàodiǎn) means “main point; key point”. Not the yaodian you heard? See 药店. Hear its tones, see what 要 and 点 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yaodian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 要点 mean?

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要点 yàodiǎn

## main point; key point

## Its characters

1. 要 yào to want
2. 点 diǎn point

## In a sentence

请把文章的要点写下来。 Please write down the main points of the article.

[More about 要点](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%A6%81%E7%82%B9)

## Other words said yaodian

- [药店yàodiànpharmacy](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%8D%AF%E5%BA%97)

## More words with 要 or 点

- [百分点 bǎifēndiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifendian)
- [必要 bìyào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biyao)
- [不要 bùyào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buyao)
- [差点 chàdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chadian)
- [点击 diǎnjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianji)
- [点评 diǎnpíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianping)
- [点燃 diǎnrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianran)
- [点头 diǎntóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diantou)
- [点赞 diǎnzàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianzan)
- [地点 dìdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/didian)

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