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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
要 yāo	要 \| 要* \| *要	(bound form) to demand; to coerce	HSK 2


要 yào	要 \| 要* \| *要	to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important	HSK 2


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


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


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


要点 yàodiǎn	要点 \| 要点* \| *要点	main point / essential	要點 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 / extremely; terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance	HSK 6


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


快要 kuàiyào	快要 \| 快要* \| *快要	nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


要旨 yàozhǐ	要旨 \| 要旨* \| *要旨	the gist (of a text or argument) / the main points


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


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


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


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


要目 yàomù	要目 \| 要目* \| *要目	important substance (of a document) / key section


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


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


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


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


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


要地 yàodì	要地 \| 要地* \| *要地	strategic location


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


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


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


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


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


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


要事 yàoshì	要事 \| 要事* \| *要事	important matter


要价 yàojià	要价 \| 要价* \| *要价	to ask a price; to charge / (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations)	要價


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


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


要得 yàodé	要得 \| 要得* \| *要得	good / fine


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


要道 yàodào	要道 \| 要道* \| *要道	major road / thoroughfare / main road


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


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


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


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


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


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


不得要领 bùdéyàolǐng	不得要领 \| 不得要领* \| *不得要领	to fail to grasp the main points	不得要領


齐民要术 Qímín Yàoshù	齐民要术 \| 齐民要术* \| *齐民要术	Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰｜贾思勰	齊民要術


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


要路 yàolù	要路 \| 要路* \| *要路	important road / main thoroughfare / fig. key position


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


要子 yàozi	要子 \| 要子* \| *要子	straw rope


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


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


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


要津 yàojīn	要津 \| 要津* \| *要津	key post


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


要言不烦 yàoyánbùfán	要言不烦 \| 要言不烦* \| *要言不烦	to explain in simple terms / succinct / concise	要言不煩


要隘 yào'ài	要隘 \| 要隘* \| *要隘	strategic pass


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


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


要之 yàozhī	要之 \| 要之* \| *要之	in brief / in a word


概要 gàiyào	概要 \| 概要* \| *概要	outline


急要 jíyào	急要 \| 急要* \| *急要	urgent


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


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


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


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


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


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


古今韵会举要 Gǔjīn Yùnhuì Jǔyào	古今…举要 \| 古今…举要* \| *古今…举要	"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	古今韻會舉要


待要 dàiyào	待要 \| 待要* \| *待要	to be about to


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


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


不要在一棵树上吊死 bùyàozàiyīkēshùshàngdiàosǐ	不要…吊死 \| 不要…吊死* \| *不要…吊死	don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom) / there's more than one way to skin a cat	不要在一棵樹上吊死


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

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