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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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 1
to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL: 點|点
HSK 2
(coll.) if
HSK 3
to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement
HSK 6
or / either one or the other
HSK 6
otherwise / or else / or
HSK 6
essential factor / key constituent
HSK 6
main point / essential
HSK 7-9
main aspects / essentials / gist
HSK 7-9
otherwise / or else / how about...? / either... (or...)
HSK 7-9
important / urgent
HSK 7-9
vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial
HSK 7-9
eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded
HSK 7-9
to cause sb's death / extremely; terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
HSK 7-9
if it were not for / but for
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *要* | 要* | *要
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
to restrict / to agree to a contract / offer; bid
the essentials
important news story / headline
stronghold / fort / fortification
to beg (for food or money)
to threaten / to blackmail
key task / important affair
to ask a price; to charge / (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations)
key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone
major road / thoroughfare / main road
strategic location
important matter
roughly / outline / summary
key job / important position
to demand repayment / to collect debt
major criminal
the key trick / the secret of success
road hub / major crossroad
half dead / more dead than alive
main plan / important program
key participant / VIP
(coll.) to have a sense of shame
the gist (of a text or argument) / the main points
good / fine
the main points
to explain in simple terms / succinct / concise
strategic pass
important road / main thoroughfare / fig. key position
important substance (of a document) / key section
strategic location; important hub / key post; prominent position
in brief / in a word
as for / when it comes to
straw rope
to need / to require / must have
(it) depends on ...
to charge / to demand payment
either ... / or ...
extremely / awfully
to get whatever one wants / to have everything going one's way
variant of 邀功
important governmental or administrative matter
appearance / manner
important thing / crucial thing
important book
intolerable; unacceptable
important person
important path
to intercept / to ambush
variant of 要麼|要么
important hub; key position
terribly / awfully / desperately
(coll.) unbearable (Shanghainese)
significant role / major figure
to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step)


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