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要
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Definitions
- 1. to want; to need; to ask for
- 2. will; shall; about to
- 3. need to; should
- 4. if (same as 要是[yào shi])
- 5. (bound form) important
Example Sentences
1 shownTom 要 我到機場接Mary。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 要
inessential
as for
to regard face as all-important
to speak one's mind
so long as
major criminal
must
vital part
concise
to save sb's face
claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)
the key trick
necessary and sufficient condition
intolerable; unacceptable
in brief
otherwise
A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
basic necessity
to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)
to need; to want; to demand; to require
critical
to ask for
(literary) key location
brief and to the point (idiom)
strategic pass
the essentials
extremely
to be about to
will
see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng]
important political leader
urgent
to need
brief introduction
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
important
major road
to threaten
significant role
influential figure
essential
strategically situated and easy to defend
don't!
promises must be kept
A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
to want to
to be on good terms
to beg (for food or money)
necessary
see 愛面子|爱面子[ài miàn zi]
key job
to insist on doing sth
importance
takeover bid
Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[jiǎ sī xié]
will
important person
urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
to demand repayment
with milk
the main points
key post
to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
good
to have no sense of shame; shameless
needless; unnecessary
Gaoyao, county-level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong
important
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
it depends on...
to need
to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step)
to fail to grasp the main points
important thing
(coll.) unbearable (Shanghainese)
the most important
secondary
summary
key participant
to know no shame
to intercept
if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
indifferent
firmly set on doing sth
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
unimportant
or
prominent; eminent
important book
confused
to get whatever one wants
must; have to
main aspects
important substance (of a document)
to be just about to
outline
straw rope
important governmental or administrative matter
to ask for sky-high prices
minutes
dynastic records of imperial China
to cause sb's death
fort
to explain in simple terms
road hub
strategic location
eager to excel
either ...
to ask a price; to charge
main plan
if it were not for
important path
(coll.) if
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
main
the gist (of a text or argument)
Gaoyao, county-level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong
half dead
\Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques\, book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty
outline
nevertheless
key task
requirement
to request
key document
dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes
summary
to restrict
important news story
roughly
strategic point
abstract
main point
if only
to the point
important road
terribly
important traffic hub
otherwise
necessity
essential factor
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
to charge
the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
important matter
to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
extremely important