Character data

HSK 2

FREQUENCY 26th character

RADICAL ⾑ (146.3)

STROKES 9

INDEX # 1441

要 yào

to want; going to (as future auxiliary); must

HSK 2 #26

要 yào	1. to want 2. going to (as future auxiliary) 3. must 4. will 5. to ask for 6. important 7. vital 8. may 9. (used in a comparison) must be 10. probably 11. if
要 yāo	1. to request 2. to demand 3. to coerce

Word	Meaning
要约 yāo yuè	offer; bid; to agree to a contract
要务 yào wù	important affair; key task
要人 yào rén	important person
要强 yào qiáng	eager to excel; strong-minded; eager to get ahead in life
要职 yào zhí	important position; key job
必要性 bì yào xìng	necessity
政要 zhèng yào	important political leader; government dignitary
漫天要价 màn tiān yào jià	to ask for sky-high prices
要员 yào yuán	key participant; VIP
简明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào	brief and to the point (idiom); succinct
要义 yào yì	the essentials
必要条件 bì yào tiáo jiàn	requirement; necessary condition (math)
要道 yào dào	main road; thoroughfare; major road
要面子 yào miàn zi	see 爱面子ài miàn zi
不得要领 bù dé yào lǐng	to fail to grasp the main points
要件 yào jiàn	requirement; important condition; requisite
显要 xiǎn yào	prominent; notable; eminent
扼要 è yào	concise; to the point
要不得 yào bu de	unacceptable; intolerable
要账 yào zhàng	to collect debt; to demand repayment
大要 dà yào	gist; main points; abstract
纲要 gāng yào	outline; essential points
要旨 yào zhǐ	the gist (of a text or argument); the main points
要端 yào duān	the main points
要子 yào zi	straw rope

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