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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
必要 必要 [bi4 yao4] /necessary/essential/indispensable/required/ 7108 1
必要條件 必要条件 [bi4 yao4 tiao2 jian4] /requirement/necessary condition (math)/ 7108 1
必要性 必要性 [bi4 yao4 xing4] /necessity/ 7108 1
[[biao2]] /(dialect) don't; must not (contracted form of 不要[bu4yao4])/ 175 2
不得要領 不得要领 [bu4 de2 yao4 ling3] /to fail to grasp the main points/ 3860 1
不要緊 不要紧 [bu4 yao4 jin3] /unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but/ 5312 1
不要在一棵樹上吊死 不要在一棵树上吊死 [bu4 yao4 zai4 yi1 ke1 shu4 shang4 diao4 si3] /don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)/there's more than one way to skin a cat/ 3804 1
不必要 不必要 [[bu4bi4yao4]] /needless; unnecessary/ 871 2
不要 不要 [[bu4yao4]] /don't!; must not/ 863 2
不要臉 不要脸 [[bu4yao4lian3]] /to have no sense of shame; shameless/ 433 2
吃拿卡要 吃拿卡要 [chi1 na2 qia3 yao4] /dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes/all kinds of abuse of power/ 4183 1
充要條件 充要条件 [chong1 yao4 tiao2 jian4] /necessary and sufficient condition/ 6066 1
衝要 冲要 [[chong1yao4]] /(of a place) strategically important/strategic location; strategic point/(literary) important post/ 10 2
醜媳婦早晚要見公婆 丑媳妇早晚要见公婆 [[chou3 xi2fu4 zao3wan3 yao4 jian4 gong1po2]] /(lit.) the ugly daughter-in-law must sooner or later meet her parents-in-law (proverb)/(fig.) something unpleasant or embarrassing cannot be avoided forever; sooner or later one must face it/ 57 2
出來混遲早要還的 出来混迟早要还的 [chu1 lai2 hun4 chi2 zao3 yao4 huan2 de5] /if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it/ 3717 1
次要 次要 [ci4 yao4] /secondary/ 7108 1
大要 大要 [da4 yao4] /abstract/gist/main points/ 7108 1
待要 待要 [dai4 yao4] /to be about to/ 6229 1
刀不磨要生鏽,人不學要落後 刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后 [[dao1 bu4 mo2 yao4 sheng1xiu4, ren2 bu4 xue2 yao4 luo4hou4]] /(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study/ 479 2
得要 得要 [dei3 yao4] /to need/must/ 5037 1
扼要 扼要 [e4 yao4] /to the point/concise/ 6577 1
非必要 非必要 [fei1 bi4 yao4] /inessential/unnecessary/ 6570 1
非要 非要 [[fei1yao4]] /to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)/ 840 2
[[fiao4]] /(dialect) must not; please don't (contracted form of 勿要[wu4yao4])/ 175 2
概要 概要 [gai4 yao4] /outline/ 7108 1
綱要 纲要 [gang1 yao4] /outline/essential points/ 6896 1
高要 高要 [[Gao1yao1]] /see 高要區|高要区[Gao1yao1 Qu1]/ 355 2
高要區 高要区 [[Gao1yao1 Qu1]] /Gaoyao, a district of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4qing4 Shi4], Guangdong/ 355 2
給臉不要臉 给脸不要脸 [[gei3lian3 bu4yao4lian3]] /(coll.) to respond with arrogance or disrespect when shown courtesy; to abuse sb's goodwill/ 432 2
古今韻會舉要 古今韵会举要 [Gu3 jin1 Yun4 hui4 Ju3 yao4] /"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/ 3032 1
會要 会要 [hui4 yao4] /dynastic records of imperial China/ 4228 1
基本需要 基本需要 [ji1 ben3 xu1 yao4] /basic necessity/fundamental need/ 6884 1
機要 机要 [[ji1yao4]] /(attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified/ 834 2
急要 急要 [ji2 yao4] /urgent/ 6728 1
紀要 纪要 [ji4 yao4] /minutes/written summary of a meeting/ 6928 1
既要當婊子又要立牌坊 既要当婊子又要立牌坊 [ji4 yao4 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 yao4 li4 pai2 fang1] /see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]/ 4477 1
賈思勰 贾思勰 [Jia3 Si1 xie2] /Jia Sixie, sixth century writer and author of agricultural encyclopedia Essential skill to benefit the people 齊民要術|齐民要术[Qi2 min2 Yao4 shu4]/ 5127 1
簡明扼要 简明扼要 [jian3 ming2 e4 yao4] /brief and to the point (idiom)/succinct/ 3828 1
簡要 简要 [jian3 yao4] /concise/brief/ 7108 1
簡要介紹 简要介绍 [jian3 yao4 jie4 shao4] /brief introduction/ 7108 1
將要 将要 [jiang1 yao4] /will/shall/to be going to/ 5084 1
[[jiao4]] /(dialect) contracted form of 只要[zhi3yao4]/ 404 2
津要 津要 [jin1 yao4] /(literary) key location/key post (important job)/ 4696 1
緊要 紧要 [jin3 yao4] /critical/crucial/vital/ 7108 1
緊要關頭 紧要关头 [jin3 yao4 guan1 tou2] /urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture/ 6340 1
就要 就要 [jiu4 yao4] /will/shall/to be going to/ 5559 1
快要 快要 [[kuai4yao4]] /nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)/ 855 2
漫天要價 漫天要价 [man4 tian1 yao4 jia4] /to ask for sky-high prices/ 5890 1
母湯 母汤 [[mu3tang1]] /(Tw) (slang) don't; must not; won't do (from Taiwanese 毋通, Tai-lo pr. [m̄-thang], similar to Mandarin 不要[bu4yao4] or 不行[bu4xing2])/ 559 2
能願動詞 能愿动词 [[neng2yuan4 dong4ci2]] /modal verb (e.g. 肯[ken3], 能[neng2], 會|会[hui4], 要[yao4], 該|该[gai1], 得[dei3], 願意|愿意[yuan4yi4], 可以[ke3yi3], 可能[ke3neng2], 敢[gan3], 應該|应该[ying1gai1])/ 441 2
偏要 偏要 [pian1 yao4] /to insist on doing sth/must do it, despite everything/ 6069 1
齊民要術 齐民要术 [Qi2 min2 Yao4 shu4] /Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[Jia3 Si1 xie2]/ 5127 1
千金要方 千金要方 [Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1] /Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]/ 4700 1
切要 切要 [qie4 yao4] /essential/extremely important/ 6951 1
切中要害 切中要害 [qie4 zhong4 yao4 hai4] /to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)/fig. to hit where it hurts/fig. to hit home/an argument that hits the nail on the head/ 5581 1
權利要求 权利要求 [quan2 li4 yao1 qiu2] /claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)/ 6074 1
若要人不知,除非己莫為 若要人不知,除非己莫为 [ruo4 yao4 ren2 bu4 zhi1 , chu2 fei1 ji3 mo4 wei2] /If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it./ 6340 1
勢要 势要 [shi4 yao4] /influential figure/powerful person/ 6633 1
收購要約 收购要约 [shou1 gou4 yao1 yue1] /takeover bid/ 5455 1
首要 首要 [shou3 yao4] /the most important/of chief importance/ 6092 1
說話要算數 说话要算数 [shuo1 hua4 yao4 suan4 shu4] /promises must be kept/ 6940 1
死不要臉 死不要脸 [si3 bu4 yao4 lian3] /to know no shame/to be totally shameless/ 4237 1
死要面子 死要面子 [si3 yao4 mian4 zi5] /to regard face as all-important/to consider loss of face unthinkable/ 3457 1
死要面子活受罪 死要面子活受罪 [si3 yao4 mian4 zi5 huo2 shou4 zui4] /to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)/ 3457 1
孫思邈 孙思邈 [Sun1 Si1 miao3] /Sun Simiao (c. 581-682), doctor and herbalist of the Sui and Tang dynasty, author of Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold 千金要方[Qian1 jin1 Yao4 fang1]/ 4700 1
索要 索要 [suo3 yao4] /to ask for/to request/to demand/ 5156 1
討要 讨要 [[tao3yao4]] /to insistently ask for; to demand/ 14 2
提要 提要 [ti2 yao4] /summary/abstract/ 6843 1
天要下雨,娘要嫁人 天要下雨,娘要嫁人 [[tian1 yao4 xia4yu3, niang2 yao4 jia4ren2]] /(lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying)/(fig.) some things are inevitable/ 57 2
無關緊要 无关紧要 [wu2 guan1 jin3 yao4] /indifferent/insignificant/ 7108 1
武經總要 武经总要 [Wu3 Jing1 Zong3 Yao4] /"Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty/ 5729 1
顯要 显要 [xian3 yao4] /prominent; eminent/important person; notable; dignitary/ 1298 1
險要 险要 [xian3 yao4] /strategically situated and easy to defend/strategic location/ 978 1
想要 想要 [xiang3 yao4] /to want to/to feel like/to fancy/to care for sb/desirous of/ 6875 1
需要是發明之母 需要是发明之母 [xu1 yao4 shi4 fa1 ming2 zhi1 mu3] /Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb)./ 6528 1
須要 须要 [[xu1yao4]] /must; have to/ 860 2
需要 需要 [[xu1yao4]] /to need; to want; to demand; to require/needs/ 838 2
血債要用血來償 血债要用血来偿 [xue4 zhai4 yao4 yong4 xue4 lai2 chang2] /A debt of blood must be paid in blood./Blood calls for blood./ 6555 1
血債要用血來還 血债要用血来还 [xue4 zhai4 yao4 yong4 xue4 lai2 huan2] /A debt of blood must be paid in blood./Blood calls for blood./ 6555 1
[[yao1]] /(bound form) to demand; to coerce/ 503 2
要功 要功 [yao1 gong1] /variant of 邀功[yao1 gong1]/ 4705 1
要擊 要击 [yao1 ji1] /to intercept/to ambush/ 6738 1
要買人心 要买人心 [yao1 mai3 ren2 xin1] /variant of 邀買人心|邀买人心[yao1 mai3 ren2 xin1]/ 4705 1
要求 要求 [yao1 qiu2] /to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask/to demand/CL:點|点[dian3]/ 3287 1
要挾 要挟 [yao1 xie2] /to threaten/to blackmail/ 4705 1
要約 要约 [[yao1yue1]] /to restrict/to agree to a contract/offer; bid/ 859 2
[[yao4]] /to want; to need; to ask for/will; shall; about to/need to; should/if (same as 要是[yao4shi5])/(bound form) important/ 424 2
要不 要不 [yao4 bu4] /otherwise/or else/how about...?/either... (or...)/ 5349 1
要不然 要不然 [yao4 bu4 ran2] /otherwise/or else/or/ 6986 1
要不是 要不是 [yao4 bu5 shi4] /if it were not for/but for/ 7108 1
要衝 要冲 [yao4 chong1] /road hub/major crossroad/ 6563 1
要道 要道 [yao4 dao4] /major road/thoroughfare/main road/ 6716 1
要得 要得 [yao4 de2] /good/fine/ 7108 1
要地 要地 [yao4 di4] /strategic location/ 7108 1
要點 要点 [yao4 dian3] /main point/essential/ 7108 1
要端 要端 [yao4 duan1] /the main points/ 6738 1
要飯 要饭 [yao4 fan4] /to beg (for food or money)/ 6598 1
要犯 要犯 [yao4 fan4] /major criminal/ 6738 1
要風得風,要雨得雨 要风得风,要雨得雨 [yao4 feng1 de2 feng1 , yao4 yu3 de2 yu3] /to get whatever one wants/to have everything going one's way/ 4943 1
要害 要害 [yao4 hai4] /vital part/(fig.) key point/crucial/ 3858 1
要好 要好 [yao4 hao3] /to be on good terms/to be close friends/striving for self-improvement/ 5294 1
要謊 要谎 [yao4 huang3] /to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step)/ 6738 1
要件 要件 [yao4 jian4] /key document/important condition/criterion/requirement/requisite/cornerstone/ 6321 1
要角 要角 [yao4 jiao3] /significant role/major figure/ 5387 1
要緊 要紧 [yao4 jin3] /important/urgent/ 7108 1
要徑 要径 [yao4 jing4] /important path/ 6808 1
要訣 要诀 [yao4 jue2] /the key trick/the secret of success/ 6738 1
要看 要看 [[yao4 kan4]] /(it) depends on .../ 461 2
要領 要领 [yao4 ling3] /main aspects/essentials/gist/ 6808 1
要路 要路 [yao4 lu4] /important road/main thoroughfare/fig. key position/ 6738 1
要略 要略 [yao4 lüe4] /roughly/outline/summary/ 6738 1
要嘛 要嘛 [yao4 ma5] /either .../or .../ 4216 1
要麼 要么 [yao4 me5] /or/either one or the other/ 6731 1
要面子 要面子 [yao4 mian4 zi5] /see 愛面子|爱面子[ai4 mian4 zi5]/ 3425 1
要目 要目 [yao4 mu4] /important substance (of a document)/key section/ 6738 1
要錢 要钱 [yao4 qian2] /to charge/to demand payment/ 6738 1
要強 要强 [yao4 qiang2] /eager to excel/eager to get ahead in life/strong-minded/ 5288 1
要人 要人 [yao4 ren2] /important person/ 7108 1
要塞 要塞 [yao4 sai4] /stronghold/fort/fortification/ 6142 1
要事 要事 [yao4 shi4] /important matter/ 6738 1
要樞 要枢 [yao4 shu1] /important hub; key position/ 1097 1
要說 要说 [yao4 shuo1] /as for/when it comes to/ 5845 1
要死 要死 [yao4 si3] /extremely/awfully/ 5331 1
要死不活 要死不活 [yao4 si3 bu4 huo2] /half dead/more dead than alive/ 6738 1
要死要活 要死要活 [yao4 si3 yao4 huo2] /terribly/awfully/desperately/ 3871 1
要素 要素 [yao4 su4] /essential factor/key constituent/ 6738 1
要圖 要图 [yao4 tu2] /main plan/important program/ 6738 1
要聞 要闻 [yao4 wen2] /important news story/headline/ 6738 1
要務 要务 [yao4 wu4] /key task/important affair/ 6738 1
要西了 要西了 [yao4 xi1 le5] /(coll.) unbearable (Shanghainese)/ 2034 1
要言不煩 要言不烦 [yao4 yan2 bu4 fan2] /to explain in simple terms/succinct/concise/ 6738 1
要義 要义 [yao4 yi4] /the essentials/ 6738 1
要有 要有 [yao4 you3] /to need/to require/must have/ 6634 1
要員 要员 [yao4 yuan2] /key participant/VIP/ 6738 1
要賬 要账 [yao4 zhang4] /to demand repayment/to collect debt/ 4648 1
要政 要政 [yao4 zheng4] /important governmental or administrative matter/ 3858 1
要之 要之 [yao4 zhi1] /in brief/in a word/ 6738 1
要職 要职 [yao4 zhi2] /key job/important position/ 6738 1
要旨 要旨 [yao4 zhi3] /the gist (of a text or argument)/the main points/ 6877 1
要著 要著 [yao4 zhu4] /important book/ 2160 1
要著 要着 [yao4 zhuo2] /important thing/crucial thing/ 2160 1
要子 要子 [yao4 zi5] /straw rope/ 6738 1
要隘 要隘 [[yao4ai4]] /strategic pass/ 896 2
要不得 要不得 [[yao4bu5de5]] /intolerable; unacceptable/ 445 2
要價 要价 [[yao4jia4]] /to ask a price; to charge/(fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations)/ 816 2
要津 要津 [[yao4jin1]] /strategic location; important hub/key post; prominent position/ 623 2
要臉 要脸 [[yao4lian3]] /(coll.) to have a sense of shame/ 433 2
要末 要末 [[yao4me5]] /variant of 要麼|要么[yao4me5]/ 412 2
要命 要命 [[yao4ming4]] /to cause sb's death/extremely; terribly/(used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance/ 820 2
要是 要是 [[yao4shi5]] /(coll.) if/ 949 2
要樣兒 要样儿 [[yao4yang4r5]] /(dialect) to care about appearances; to put on a good front/ 5 2
要債 要债 [[yao4zhai4]] /to demand payment of a debt; to collect a debt/ 348 2
硬要 硬要 [ying4 yao4] /firmly set on doing sth/to insist on doing/determined in one's course of action/ 6758 1
有話要說 有话要说 [you3 hua4 yao4 shuo1] /to speak one's mind/ 6875 1
又要馬兒好,又要馬兒不吃草 又要马儿好,又要马儿不吃草 [you4 yao4 ma3 r5 hao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] /see 又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]/ 4754 1
又要馬兒跑,又要馬兒不吃草 又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草 [you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] /lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)/fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too/ 4754 1
摘要 摘要 [zhai1 yao4] /summary/abstract/ 7108 1
戰略要點 战略要点 [zhan4 lüe4 yao4 dian3] /strategic point/ 6563 1
政要 政要 [zheng4 yao4] /important political leader/government dignitary/ 6141 1
正要 正要 [zheng4 yao4] /to be just about to/to be on the point of/ 6154 1
正中要害 正中要害 [zheng4 zhong4 yao4 hai4] /to hit the nail on the head (idiom)/ 4691 1
只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针 [zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1] /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/ 6067 1
只要 只要 [[zhi3yao4]] /so long as; provided; if/ 613 2
只有 只有 [[zhi3you3]] /only have ...; there is only .../(used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3you3 tong1guo4 zhi4liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy")/it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3you3 nan2xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1yao4] "only men would have such a requirement")/(used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3you3 qu1fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")/ 405 2
至關重要 至关重要 [zhi4 guan1 zhong4 yao4] /extremely important/vital/crucial/essential/ 6485 1
重要性 重要性 [zhong4 yao4 xing4] /importance/ 7108 1
重要 重要 [[zhong4yao4]] /important; significant; major/ 822 2
主要 主要 [[zhu3yao4]] /main; principal; major; primary/ 868 2
自要 自要 [zi4 yao4] /so long as/provided that/ 6002 1
總要 总要 [zong3 yao4] /nevertheless/ 7108 1

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