Character data
HSK
2
FREQUENCY
26th character
RADICAL
⾑ (146.3)
STROKES
9
INDEX #
1441
Character data
| HSK | 2 |
| Frequency | 26th character |
| Radical | ⾑ (146.3) |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Index # | 1441 |
Definitions
| 要 yào |
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| 要 yāo |
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Stroke order
Words containing 要
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strategically situated and easy to defend
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main plan; important program
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roughly; outline; summary
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important road; main thoroughfare; fig. key position
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must
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to fail to grasp the main points
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there's more than one way to skin a cat
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there's more than one way to skin a cat
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it doesn't matter; never mind; not serious
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shameless; to have no sense of shame
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to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything
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necessary and sufficient condition
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necessary and sufficient condition
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if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
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if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
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keep learning or you fall behind
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without study you fall behind; keep learning
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fig. to hit home; fig. to hit where it hurts
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extremely important; essential
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powerful person; influential figure
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powerful person; influential figure
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Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold, med text
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want all the good without cost; want both ways
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want results but give nothing; want both ways
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fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
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