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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
要 yāo	要 \| 要* \| *要	to demand / to request / to coerce	HSK 2


要 yào	要 \| 要* \| *要	important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if	HSK 2


重要 zhòngyào	重要 \| 重要* \| *重要	important / significant / major	HSK 3


需要 xūyào	需要 \| 需要* \| *需要	to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need	HSK 3


主要 zhǔyào	主要 \| 主要* \| *主要	main / principal / major / primary	HSK 3


要求 yāoqiú	要求 \| 要求* \| *要求	to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL: 點｜点	HSK 3


只要 zhǐyào	只要 \| 只要* \| *只要	if only / so long as	HSK 4


要是 yàoshi	要是 \| 要是* \| *要是	(coll.) if	HSK 4


必要 bìyào	必要 \| 必要* \| *必要	necessary / essential / indispensable / required	HSK 5


要不 yàobù	要不 \| 要不* \| *要不	otherwise / or else / how about...? / either... (or...)	HSK 5


次要 cìyào	次要 \| 次要* \| *次要	secondary	HSK 5


要點 yàodiǎn	要點 \| 要點* \| *要點	main point / essential	要点 HSK 6


摘要 zhāiyào	摘要 \| 摘要* \| *摘要	summary / abstract	HSK 6


首要 shǒuyào	首要 \| 首要* \| *首要	the most important / of chief importance	HSK 6


要命 yàomìng	要命 \| 要命* \| *要命	to cause sb's death / very / extremely / frightening / annoying	HSK 6


簡要 jiǎnyào	簡要 \| 簡要* \| *簡要	concise / brief	简要 HSK 6


要素 yàosù	要素 \| 要素* \| *要素	essential factor / key constituent	HSK 6


紀要 jìyào	紀要 \| 紀要* \| *紀要	minutes / written summary of a meeting	纪要 HSK 6


要聞 yàowén	要聞 \| 要聞* \| *要聞	important news story / headline	要闻


不要 bùyào	不要 \| 不要* \| *不要	don't! / must not


想要 xiǎngyào	想要 \| 想要* \| *想要	to want to / to feel like / to fancy / to care for sb / desirous of


就要 jiùyào	就要 \| 就要* \| *就要	will / shall / to be going to


一定要 yīdìngyào	一定要 \| 一定要* \| *一定要	must


要有 yàoyǒu	要有 \| 要有* \| *要有	to need / to require / must have


概要 gàiyào	概要 \| 概要* \| *概要	outline


要說 yàoshuō	要說 \| 要說* \| *要說	as for / when it comes to	要说


要不然 yàobùrán	要不然 \| 要不然* \| *要不然	otherwise / or else / or


要看 yàokàn	要看 \| 要看* \| *要看	it depends on...


要好 yàohǎo	要好 \| 要好* \| *要好	to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement


要強 yàoqiáng	要強 \| 要強* \| *要強	eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded	要强


不要臉 bùyàoliǎn	不要臉 \| 不要臉* \| *不要臉	to have no sense of shame / shameless	不要脸


要緊 yàojǐn	要緊 \| 要緊* \| *要緊	important / urgent	要紧


要不是 yàobushì	要不是 \| 要不是* \| *要不是	if it were not for / but for


須要 xūyào	須要 \| 須要* \| *須要	must / have to	须要


無關緊要 wúguānjǐnyào	無關緊要 \| 無關緊要* \| *無關緊要	indifferent / insignificant	无关紧要


簡要介紹 jiǎnyàojièshào	簡要介紹 \| 簡要介紹* \| *簡要介紹	brief introduction	简要介绍


快要 kuàiyào	快要 \| 快要* \| *快要	almost / nearly / almost all


有話要說 yǒuhuàyàoshuō	有話要說 \| 有話要說* \| *有話要說	to speak one's mind	有话要说


不必要 bùbìyào	不必要 \| 不必要* \| *不必要	needless / unnecessary


綱要 gāngyào	綱要 \| 綱要* \| *綱要	outline / essential points	纲要


正要 zhèngyào	正要 \| 正要* \| *正要	to be just about to / to be on the point of


必要條件 bìyàotiáojiàn	必要條件 \| 必要條件* \| *必要條件	requirement / necessary condition (math)	必要条件


總要 zǒngyào	總要 \| 總要* \| *總要	nevertheless	总要


將要 jiāngyào	將要 \| 將要* \| *將要	will / shall / to be going to	将要


要嘛 yàoma	要嘛 \| 要嘛* \| *要嘛	either ... / or ...


政要 zhèngyào	政要 \| 政要* \| *政要	important political leader / government dignitary


不要緊 bùyàojǐn	不要緊 \| 不要緊* \| *不要緊	unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but	不要紧


要錢 yàoqián	要錢 \| 要錢* \| *要錢	to charge / to demand payment	要钱


要麼 yàome	要麼 \| 要麼* \| *要麼	or / either one or the other	要么


險要 xiǎnyào	險要 \| 險要* \| *險要	strategically situated and easy to defend / strategic location	险要


緊要 jǐnyào	緊要 \| 緊要* \| *緊要	critical / crucial / vital	紧要


要塞 yàosài	要塞 \| 要塞* \| *要塞	stronghold / fort / fortification


緊要關頭 jǐnyàoguāntóu	緊要關頭 \| 緊要關頭* \| *緊要關頭	urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture	紧要关头


要挾 yāoxié	要挾 \| 要挾* \| *要挾	to threaten / to blackmail	要挟


要犯 yàofàn	要犯 \| 要犯* \| *要犯	major criminal


要飯 yàofàn	要飯 \| 要飯* \| *要飯	to beg (for food or money)	要饭


要擊 yāojī	要擊 \| 要擊* \| *要擊	to intercept / to ambush	要击


嘦 jiào	嘦 \| 嘦* \| *嘦	if only / so long as / (contraction of 只 and 要)


會要 huìyào	會要 \| 會要* \| *會要	dynastic records of imperial China	会要


硬要 yìngyào	硬要 \| 硬要* \| *硬要	firmly set on doing sth / to insist on doing / determined in one's course of action


要死 yàosǐ	要死 \| 要死* \| *要死	extremely / awfully


母湯 mǔtāng	母湯 \| 母湯* \| *母湯	(Tw) (slang) don't / must not / won't do / (from Taiwanese 毋通, Tai-lo pr. [m̄-thang], similar to Mandarin 不要 or 不行)	母汤


非必要 fēibìyào	非必要 \| 非必要* \| *非必要	inessential / unnecessary


索要 suǒyào	索要 \| 索要* \| *索要	to ask for / to request / to demand


要政 yàozhèng	要政 \| 要政* \| *要政	important governmental or administrative matter


要訣 yàojué	要訣 \| 要訣* \| *要訣	the key trick / the secret of success	要诀


至關重要 zhìguānzhòngyào	至關重要 \| 至關重要* \| *至關重要	extremely important / vital / crucial / essential	至关重要


要約 yāoyuè	要約 \| 要約* \| *要約	to restrict / to agree to a contract / offer / bid	要约


要賬 yàozhàng	要賬 \| 要賬* \| *要賬	to demand repayment / to collect debt	要账


要價 yàojià	要價 \| 要價* \| *要價	asking price / to ask a price / to demand terms (in negotiations)	要价


基本需要 jīběnxūyào	基本需要 \| 基本需要* \| *基本需要	basic necessity / fundamental need


要角 yàojiǎo	要角 \| 要角* \| *要角	significant role / major figure


要末 yàome	要末 \| 要末* \| *要末	variant of 要麼｜要么


要件 yàojiàn	要件 \| 要件* \| *要件	key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone


提要 tíyào	提要 \| 提要* \| *提要	summary / abstract


高要 Gāoyào	高要 \| 高要* \| *高要	Gaoyao county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶｜肇庆, Guangdong


嫑 biáo	嫑 \| 嫑* \| *嫑	(dialect) don't / must not / (contraction of 不 and 要)


要死要活 yàosǐyàohuó	要死要活 \| 要死要活* \| *要死要活	terribly / awfully / desperately


必要性 bìyàoxìng	必要性 \| 必要性* \| *必要性	necessity


要領 yàolǐng	要領 \| 要領* \| *要領	main aspects / essentials / gist	要领


權利要求 quánlìyāoqiú	權利要求 \| 權利要求* \| *權利要求	claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)	权利要求


要功 yāogōng	要功 \| 要功* \| *要功	variant of 邀功


要人 yàorén	要人 \| 要人* \| *要人	important person


要害 yàohài	要害 \| 要害* \| *要害	vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial


急要 jíyào	急要 \| 急要* \| *急要	urgent


顯要 xiǎnyào	顯要 \| 顯要* \| *顯要	prominent / eminent / important person / notable / dignitary	显要


要得 yàodé	要得 \| 要得* \| *要得	good / fine


吃拿卡要 chīnáqiǎyào	吃拿卡要 \| 吃拿卡要* \| *吃拿卡要	dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes / all kinds of abuse of power


津要 jīnyào	津要 \| 津要* \| *津要	(literary) key location / key post (important job)


大要 dàyào	大要 \| 大要* \| *大要	abstract / gist / main points


要圖 yàotú	要圖 \| 要圖* \| *要圖	main plan / important program	要图


要徑 yàojìng	要徑 \| 要徑* \| *要徑	important path	要径


簡明扼要 jiǎnmíng'èyào	簡明扼要 \| 簡明扼要* \| *簡明扼要	brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct	简明扼要


得要 děiyào	得要 \| 得要* \| *得要	to need / must


切要 qièyào	切要 \| 切要* \| *切要	essential / extremely important


偏要 piānyào	偏要 \| 偏要* \| *偏要	to insist on doing sth / must do it, despite everything


要務 yàowù	要務 \| 要務* \| *要務	key task / important affair	要务


扼要 èyào	扼要 \| 扼要* \| *扼要	to the point / concise


要職 yàozhí	要職 \| 要職* \| *要職	key job / important position	要职


要衝 yàochōng	要衝 \| 要衝* \| *要衝	road hub / major crossroad	要冲

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