$cat_args = array meta_key = qq_cat_piority orderby = meta_value_num order = ASC hide_empty = false; $qqcpategories = get_terms qqcpat $cat_args ;i want only the first level of this category

To retrieve only the top-level categories and exclude their children, you can use the parent parameter in the get_terms() function. Here's how you can modify the code:

$cat_args = array(
    'meta_key' => 'qq_cat_piority',
    'orderby' => 'meta_value_num',
    'order' => 'ASC',
    'hide_empty' => false,
    'parent' => 0, // Set the parent parameter to 0 to only get top-level categories
);
 
$qqcpategories = get_terms('qqcpat', $cat_args);

By setting the parent parameter to 0, you will only retrieve categories that have no parent (i.e., top-level categories)