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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to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step)
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variant of 邀買人心yāo mǎi rén xīn
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variant of 邀買人心yāo mǎi rén xīn
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to collect debt; to demand repayment
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to charge; to demand payment
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to charge; to demand payment
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strategic pass
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essentials; gist; main aspects
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to get whatever one wants
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to get whatever one wants
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to beg (for food or money)
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or; either one or the other
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main point; essential
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promises must be kept
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promises must be kept
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strategically situated and easy to defend
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Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
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Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
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inessential; unnecessary
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to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)
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have to; must
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prominent; notable; eminent
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Gaoyao, a district of Zhaoqing in Guangdong
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Gaoyao City, county-level city in Guangdong
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ancient Chinese book on farming
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