Character

要 yào

necessary, essential; necessity

HSK 2 #26

要 yào	important vital to want to ask for will going to (as future auxiliary) may must (used in a comparison) must be probably if
要 yāo	to demand to request to coerce

需要 xū yào HSK 3	to need; to want; to demand; to require; requirement; need
重要 zhòng yào HSK 3	important; significant; major
要求 yāo qiú HSK 3	to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點\|点[dian3]
主要 zhǔ yào HSK 3	main; principal; major; primary
只要 zhǐ yào HSK 4	if only; so long as
要是 yào shi HSK 4	(coll.) if
必要 bì yào HSK 5	necessary; essential; indispensable; required
不要紧 bù yào jǐn HSK 5	unimportant; not serious; it doesn't matter; never mind; it looks all right, but
要不 yào bù HSK 5	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)
次要 cì yào HSK 5	secondary
首要 shǒu yào HSK 6	the most important; of chief importance
要命 yào mìng HSK 6	to cause sb's death; very; extremely; frightening; annoying
要点 yào diǎn HSK 6	main point; essential
要素 yào sù HSK 6	essential factor; key constituent
简要 jiǎn yào HSK 6	concise; brief
摘要 zhāi yào HSK 6	summary; abstract
纪要 jì yào HSK 6	minutes; written summary of a meeting
不要 bù yào	don't!; must not
就要 jiù yào	will; shall; to be going to
要么 yào me	or; either one or the other
提要 tí yào	summary; abstract
快要 kuài yào	almost; nearly; almost all
将要 jiāng yào	will; shall; to be going to
要不然 yào bù rán	otherwise; or else; or
无关紧要 wú guān jǐn yào	indifferent; insignificant

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