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要 yāo see also yào

1. 要 → 要求1

2. 要:

要 yāo: force

要 yāo: compel

要³ yào see also yāo

1. 要 → 要是

2. 要 → 要么

要² yào see also yāo

1. 要:

要 yào: want

要 yào: desire

要 yào: ask for

他要一枝笔。: He asked for a pen.

2. 要:

要 yào: ask sb. to do sth.

是你要我留下的。: It's you who asked me to stay.

3. 要:

要 yào: make a request

他要我替他写封信。: He requested me to write a letter for him.

4. 要:

要 yào: intend [or want] to

我要跟他谈谈。: I want to talk to him.

5. 要:

要 yào: must

要 yào: should

这要有决心。: This requires determination.

6. 要:

要 yào: shall

要 yào: will

要 yào: be going to

快要下雨了。: It is going to rain soon.

要¹ yào see also yāo

1. 要:

要 yào: important

要 yào: significant

要 yào: primary

要 yào: crucial

要事: important issue

要事: matter of great consequence

2. 要 → 要点1

要¹ yào see also yāo

1. 要:

要 yào: important

要 yào: significant

要 yào: primary

要 yào: crucial

要事: important issue

要事: matter of great consequence

2. 要 → 要点1

要² yào see also yāo

1. 要:

要 yào: want

要 yào: desire

要 yào: ask for

他要一枝笔。: He asked for a pen.

2. 要:

要 yào: ask sb. to do sth.

是你要我留下的。: It's you who asked me to stay.

3. 要:

要 yào: make a request

他要我替他写封信。: He requested me to write a letter for him.

4. 要:

要 yào: intend [or want] to

我要跟他谈谈。: I want to talk to him.

5. 要:

要 yào: must

要 yào: should

这要有决心。: This requires determination.

6. 要:

要 yào: shall

要 yào: will

要 yào: be going to

快要下雨了。: It is going to rain soon.

要³ yào see also yāo

1. 要 → 要是

2. 要 → 要么

必要 bìyào

必要 bìyào: necessary

必要 bìyào: essential

必要 bìyào: indispensable

不要 bùyào

不要 bùyào: don't

不要客气。: You don't need to stand on ceremony. [or Make yourself at home.]

次要 cìyào

次要 cìyào: less important

次要 cìyào: secondary

次要 cìyào: minor

次要 cìyào: subordinate

扼要 èyào

扼要 èyào: concise

扼要 èyào: succinct

扼要 èyào: to the point

概要 gàiyào

概要 gàiyào: essentials

概要 gàiyào: outline

概要 gàiyào: highlights

纲要 gāngyào

1. 纲要:

纲要 gāngyào: essentials

纲要 gāngyào: compendium

纲要 gāngyào: handbook

2. 纲要:

纲要 gāngyào: programme

纲要 gāngyào: outline

纲要 gāngyào: sketch

农业发展纲要: programme for agricultural development

机要 jīyào

机要 jīyào: confidential

机要秘书: confidential secretary

纪要 jìyào

纪要 jìyào: summary

会谈纪要: summary of talks

简要 jiǎnyào

简要 jiǎnyào: brief

简要 jiǎnyào: concise and to the point

将要 jiāngyào

将要 → 将6

紧要 jǐnyào

紧要 jǐnyào: critical

紧要 jǐnyào: crucial

紧要 jǐnyào: decisive

紧要关头: critical [or crucial] moment

首要 shǒuyào

1. 首要:

首要 shǒuyào: primary

首要 shǒuyào: principal

首要 shǒuyào: chief

首要任务: primary task

首要任务: the most important task

2. 首要 → 首脑

提要 tíyào

提要 tíyào: abstract

提要 tíyào: summary

提要 tíyào: synopsis

险要 xiǎnyào

险要 xiǎnyào: be of strategic importance and difficult to reach

需要 xūyào

1. 需要:

需要 xūyào: need

需要 xūyào: want

需要 xūyào: require

需要 xūyào: call for

需要 xūyào: demand

病人需要安静。: The patient needs rest in quiet.

需要高智商的: IQ-intensive

2. 需要:

需要 xūyào: needs

精神需要: spiritual needs

须要 xūyào

须要 xūyào: must

须要 xūyào: have to

须要采取紧急措施: have to take emergency measures

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