yào

necessary, essential; necessity

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

齊民術 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[Jia3 Si1 xie2]
wǒ yào to want; to intend to
hái yào even more; also need to; in addition
shí yào when should; indicating a specific time or condition
給 yào gěi to give; to provide
qì yào in the practice (cultivation); the essence of qi, Qi necessity (according to the method)
suǒ yào that which is required; what is necessary
rén yào people must; one needs to
動 yào dòng to move; to affect; to involve
发 yào fā to send; to dispatch
交通道 jiāo tōng yào dào main thoroughfare for transportation; a major route for traffic and transportation
基本素 jī běn yào sù basic elements; fundamental components
极其重 jí qí zhòng yào extremely important; of utmost significance
心 yào xīn to have a devil of a time; to suffer hardships
hái yào still need to; also want to; indicating that something is not finished or additional action is required
数 yào shǔ to count; to be considered; to be recognized as
來 yào lái to use; to resort to; aiming to
gèng yào even more need to; further require to
放 yào fàng have the intention to release or let go; indicate a desire or plan to allow someone or something to leave or go
这事 zhè shì yào regarding this matter
kě yào might as well
求进步 yāo qiú jìn bù demand progress; expect improvement; asking for advancement
更为重 gèng wéi zhòng yào even more important; more crucial
wèn yào ask if
酸言酸语 yào suān yán suān yǔ to speak sarcastically; to say something in a sour tone