yào

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Definitions

  1. 1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. 2. will; shall; about to
  3. 3. need to; should
  4. 4. if (same as 要是[yào shi])
  5. 5. (bound form) important

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Words Containing 要

不要
bù yào

don't!

不要紧
bù yào jǐn

unimportant

主要
zhǔ yào

main

只要
zhǐ yào

if only

将要
jiāng yào

will

就要
jiù yào

will

必要
bì yào

necessary

快要
kuài yào

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

摘要
zhāi yào

summary

次要
cì yào

secondary

无关紧要
wú guān jǐn yào

indifferent

简要
jiǎn yào

concise

纪要
jì yào

minutes

纲要
gāng yào

outline

至关重要
zhì guān zhòng yào

extremely important

要不
yào bù

otherwise

要不是
yào bu shì

if it were not for

要不然
yào bù rán

otherwise

要命
yào mìng

to cause sb's death

要好
yào hǎo

to be on good terms

要害
yào hài

vital part

要强
yào qiáng

eager to excel

要是
yào shi

(coll.) if

要求
yāo qiú

to request

要素
yào sù

essential factor

要紧
yào jǐn

important

要领
yào lǐng

main aspects

要么
yào me

or

要点
yào diǎn

main point

重要
zhòng yào

important

需要
xū yào

to need; to want; to demand; to require

首要
shǒu yào

the most important

一定要
yī dìng yào

must

不得要领
bù dé yào lǐng

to fail to grasp the main points

不必要
bù bì yào

needless; unnecessary

不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ

don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)

不要脸
bù yào liǎn

to have no sense of shame; shameless

偏要
piān yào

to insist on doing sth

充要条件
chōng yào tiáo jiàn

necessary and sufficient condition

出来混迟早要还的
chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de

if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it

刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu

a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)

切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài

to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)

切要
qiè yào

essential

势要
shì yào

influential figure

只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.

吃拿卡要
chī ná qiǎ yào

dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes

基本需要
jī běn xū yào

basic necessity

大要
dà yào

abstract

天要落雨,娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén

the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)

待要
dài yào

to be about to

得要
děi yào

to need

必要性
bì yào xìng

necessity

必要条件
bì yào tiáo jiàn

requirement

急要
jí yào

urgent

想要
xiǎng yào

to want to

战略要点
zhàn lüe4 yào diǎn

strategic point

扼要
è yào

to the point

提要
tí yào

summary

收购要约
shōu gòu yāo yuē

takeover bid

政要
zhèng yào

important political leader

既要当婊子又要立牌坊
jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng

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]

会要
huì yào

dynastic records of imperial China

有话要说
yǒu huà yào shuō

to speak one's mind

概要
gài yào

outline

权利要求
quán lì yāo qiú

claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)

正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài

to hit the nail on the head (idiom)

正要
zhèng yào

to be just about to

武经总要
wǔ jīng zǒng yào

\Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques\, book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty

死不要脸
sǐ bù yào liǎn

to know no shame

死要面子
sǐ yào miàn zi

to regard face as all-important

死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì

to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)

津要
jīn yào

(literary) key location

漫天要价
màn tiān yào jià

to ask for sky-high prices

硬要
yìng yào

firmly set on doing sth

简明扼要
jiǎn míng è yào

brief and to the point (idiom)

简要介绍
jiǎn yào jiè shào

brief introduction

索要
suǒ yào

to ask for

紧要
jǐn yào

critical

紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu

urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture

总要
zǒng yào

nevertheless

自要
zì yào

so long as

若要人不知,除非己莫为
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi

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.

血债要用血来偿
xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.

血债要用血来还
xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán

A debt of blood must be paid in blood.

要不得
yào bu de

intolerable; unacceptable

要之
yào zhī

in brief

要事
yào shì

important matter

要人
yào rén

important person

要件
yào jiàn

key document

要价
yào jià

to ask a price; to charge

要加牛奶
yào jiā niú nǎi

with milk

要务
yào wù

key task

要员
yào yuán

key participant

要嘛
yào ma

either ...

要图
yào tú

main plan

要地
yào dì

strategic location

要塞
yào sài

fort

要子
yào zi

straw rope

要径
yào jìng

important path

要得
yào dé

good

要挟
yāo xié

to threaten

要击
yāo jī

to intercept

要政
yào zhèng

important governmental or administrative matter

要旨
yào zhǐ

the gist (of a text or argument)

要晕
yāo yūn

confused

要有
yào yǒu

to need

要枢
yào shū

important traffic hub

要死
yào sǐ

extremely

要死不活
yào sǐ bù huó

half dead

要死要活
yào sǐ yào huó

terribly

要津
yào jīn

key post

要犯
yào fàn

major criminal

要略
yào lüe4

roughly

要目
yào mù

important substance (of a document)

要看
yào kàn

it depends on...

要端
yào duān

the main points

要约
yāo yuē

to restrict

要义
yào yì

the essentials

要闻
yào wén

important news story

要职
yào zhí

key job

要脸
yào liǎn

to save sb's face

要着
yào zhuó

important thing

要著
yào zhù

important book

要冲
yào chōng

road hub

要西了
yào xī le

(coll.) unbearable (Shanghainese)

要角
yào jiǎo

significant role

要言不烦
yào yán bù fán

to explain in simple terms

要诀
yào jué

the key trick

要说
yào shuō

as for

要谎
yào huǎng

to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step)

要账
yào zhàng

to demand repayment

要路
yào lù

important road

要道
yào dào

major road

要钱
yào qián

to charge

要隘
yào ài

strategic pass

要面子
yào miàn zi

see 愛面子|爱面子[ài miàn zi]

要风得风,要雨得雨
yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔ

to get whatever one wants

要饭
yào fàn

to beg (for food or money)

说话要算数
shuō huà yào suàn shù

promises must be kept

重要性
zhòng yào xìng

importance

险要
xiǎn yào

strategically situated and easy to defend

需要是发明之母
xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ

Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).

非必要
fēi bì yào

inessential

非要
fēi yào

to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)

须要
xū yào

must; have to

显要
xiǎn yào

prominent; eminent

高要
gāo yào

Gaoyao, county-level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong

高要市
gāo yào shì

Gaoyao, county-level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[zhào qìng], Guangdong

齐民要术
qí mín yào shù

Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[jiǎ sī xié]