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

馬兒跑,又馬兒不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo 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
古今韵会举 gǔ jīn yùn huì jǔ yào "Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會|古今韵会
古今韻會舉 gǔ jīn yùn huì jǔ yào "Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yuan dynasty version of the no-longer-extant late Song or early Yuan "Collection of Rhymes Old and New" 古今韻會|古今韵会
功夫深,铁杵磨成针 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
功夫深,鐵杵磨成針 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
吃拿卡 chī ná qiǎ yào dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes; all kinds of abuse of power
基本需 jī běn xū yào basic necessity; fundamental need
落雨,娘嫁人 tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom); fig. the natural order of things; something you can't go against
jiāng yào will; shall; to be going to
dài yào to be about to
děi yào to need; must
條件 bì yào tiáo jiàn requirement; necessary condition (math)
jí yào urgent
xiǎng yào to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of
战略点 zhàn lüè yào diǎn strategic point
戰略點 zhàn lüè yào diǎn strategic point
收购约 shōu gòu yāo yuē takeover bid
收購約 shōu gòu yāo yuē takeover bid
当婊子又立牌坊 jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]
當婊子又立牌坊 jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]
huì yào dynastic records of imperial China
huì yào dynastic records of imperial China
有话说 yǒu huà yào shuō to speak one's mind
有話說 yǒu huà yào shuō to speak one's mind
权利求 quán lì yāo qiú claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)