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

權利求 quán lì yāo qiú claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)
正中害 zhèng zhòng yào hài to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
武经总 wǔ jīng zǒng yào "Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty
武經總 wǔ jīng zǒng yào "Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty
死不脸 sǐ bù yào liǎn to know no shame; to be totally shameless
死不臉 sǐ bù yào liǎn to know no shame; to be totally shameless
面子 sǐ yào miàn zi to regard face as all-important; to consider loss of face unthinkable
面子活受罪 sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
jīn yào (literary) key location; key post (important job)
漫天價 màn tiān yào jià to ask for sky-high prices
無關緊 wú guān jǐn yào indifferent; insignificant
yìng yào firmly set on doing sth; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action
簡明扼 jiǎn míng è yào brief and to the point (idiom); succinct
jiǎn yào concise; brief
介绍 jiǎn yào jiè shào brief introduction
介紹 jiǎn yào jiè shào brief introduction
jì yào minutes; written summary of a meeting
gāng yào outline; essential points
jǐn yào critical; crucial; vital
關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
zǒng yào nevertheless
zǒng yào nevertheless
zì yào so long as; provided that
至關重 zhì guān zhòng yào extremely important; vital; crucial; essential
人不知,除非己莫为 ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.