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险要
xiǎn yào
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strategically situated and easy to defend;
strategic location
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要图
yào tú
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main plan;
important program
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要略
yào lüè
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roughly;
outline;
summary
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要路
yào lù
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important road;
main thoroughfare;
fig. key position
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一定要
yī dìng yào
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must
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不得要領
bù dé yào lǐng
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to fail to grasp the main points
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不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
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don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom);
there's more than one way to skin a cat
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不要在一棵樹上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
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don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom);
there's more than one way to skin a cat
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不要緊
bù yào jǐn
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unimportant;
not serious;
it doesn't matter;
never mind;
it looks all right, but
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不要臉
bù yào liǎn
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to have no sense of shame;
shameless
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偏要
piān yào
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to insist on doing sth;
must do it, despite everything
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充要条件
chōng yào tiáo jiàn
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necessary and sufficient condition
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充要條件
chōng yào tiáo jiàn
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necessary and sufficient condition
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出来混迟早要还的
chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de
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if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
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出來混遲早要還的
chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán de
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if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
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刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù ， rén bù xué yào luò hòu
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a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
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刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù ， rén bù xué yào luò hòu
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a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
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切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
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to hit the target and do real damage (idiom);
fig. to hit where it hurts;
fig. to hit home;
an argument that hits the nail on the head
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切要
qiè yào
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essential;
extremely important
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势要
shì yào
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influential figure;
powerful person
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勢要
shì yào
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influential figure;
powerful person
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千金要方
qiān jīn yào fāng
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Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]
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又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r hǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
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see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
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又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r hǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
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see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
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又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r pǎo ， yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
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lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom);
fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
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