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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional 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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


重要性 zhòngyàoxìng	重要性 \| 重要性* \| *重要性	importance


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


概要 gàiyào	概要 \| 概要* \| *概要	outline


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


要西了 yàoxīle	要西了 \| 要西了* \| *要西了	(coll.) unbearable (Shanghainese)


充要条件 chōngyàotiáojiàn	充要条件 \| 充要条件* \| *充要条件	necessary and sufficient condition	充要條件


非要 fēiyào	非要 \| 非要* \| *非要	to want absolutely / to insist on (doing something)


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


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


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


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


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


千金要方 Qiānjīn Yàofāng	千金要方 \| 千金要方* \| *千金要方	Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈｜孙思邈


要晕 yāoyūn	要晕 \| 要晕* \| *要晕	confused / dazed	要暈


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


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


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


要义 yàoyì	要义 \| 要义* \| *要义	the essentials	要義


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


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


势要 shìyào	势要 \| 势要* \| *势要	influential figure / powerful person	勢要


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


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


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


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


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


要略 yàolüè	要略 \| 要略* \| *要略	roughly / outline / summary


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


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


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


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


收购要约 shōugòuyāoyuē	收购要约 \| 收购要约* \| *收购要约	takeover bid	收購要約


要得 yàodé	要得 \| 要得* \| *要得	good / fine


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


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


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


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


要风得风，要雨得雨 yàofēngdéfēng, yàoyǔdéyǔ	要风…得雨 \| 要风…得雨* \| *要风…得雨	to get whatever one wants / to have everything going one's way	要風得風，要雨得雨


要死不活 yàosǐbùhuó	要死不活 \| 要死不活* \| *要死不活	half dead / more dead than alive


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


要不得 yàobude	要不得 \| 要不得* \| *要不得	intolerable / unacceptable


要脸 yàoliǎn	要脸 \| 要脸* \| *要脸	to save sb's face	要臉


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


只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 zhǐyàogōngfushēn, tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn	只要…成针 \| 只要…成针* \| *只要…成针	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	只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針


死要面子活受罪 sǐyàomiànzihuóshòuzuì	死要…受罪 \| 死要…受罪* \| *死要…受罪	to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)


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


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


战略要点 zhànlüèyàodiǎn	战略要点 \| 战略要点* \| *战略要点	strategic point	戰略要點


要端 yàoduān	要端 \| 要端* \| *要端	the main points


要员 yàoyuán	要员 \| 要员* \| *要员	key participant / VIP	要員


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


漫天要价 màntiānyàojià	漫天要价 \| 漫天要价* \| *漫天要价	to ask for sky-high prices	漫天要價


武经总要 Wǔ Jīng Zǒng Yào	武经总要 \| 武经总要* \| *武经总要	"Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty	武經總要

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