yào
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
yāo
to demand
to request
to coerce
xū yào
to need
to want
to demand
to require
requirement
need
bì yào
necessary
essential
indispensable
required
zhòng yào
important
significant
major
zhǔ yào
main
principal
major
primary
yāo qiú
to request
to require
to stake a claim
to ask
to demand
CL:點|点[dian3]
xiǎng yào
to want to
to feel like
to fancy
to care for sb
desirous of
jiù yào
will
shall
to be going to
yào yǒu
to need
to require
must have
zhòng yào de shì
It is important (that) ...
The (important) point is ...
yào wén
important news story
headline
yào jiàn
key document
important condition
criterion
requirement
requisite
cornerstone
yào sù
essential factor
key constituent
yào wù
key task
important affair
yào jué
the key trick
the secret of success
yào bù
otherwise
or else
how about...?
either... (or...)
yào jià
asking price
to ask a price
to demand terms (in negotiations)
jiāng yào
will
shall
to be going to
yào zhǐ
the gist (of a text or argument)
the main points
yào hǎo
to be on good terms
to be close friends
striving for self-improvement
yào qiáng
eager to excel
eager to get ahead in life
strong-minded
yào lǐng
main aspects
essentials
gist
shǒu yào
the most important
of chief importance
zhèng yào
important political leader
government dignitary
bù yào jǐn
unimportant
not serious
it doesn't matter
never mind
it looks all right, but
yào mìng
to cause sb's death
very
extremely
frightening
annoying
yào sài
stronghold
fort
fortification
yào hài
vital part
(fig.) key point
crucial
jì yào
minutes
written summary of a meeting
yào me
or
either one or the other
zhì guān zhòng yào
extremely important
vital
crucial
essential
méi yǒu bì yào
there is no need to (do sth)
wú guān jǐn yào
indifferent
insignificant
zhèng yào
to be just about to
to be on the point of
zhǔ yào lái yuán
principle source
main source
yào qián
to charge
to demand payment
yìng yào
firmly set on doing sth
to insist on doing
determined in one's course of action
bù yào liǎn
to have no sense of shame
shameless
zhǔ yào yuán yīn
main reason
primary cause
huì yào
dynastic records of imperial China
jī běn yāo qiú
a basic requirement
prerequisites
zhǔ yào yīn sù
main factor
principal cause
fēi yào
to want absolutely
to insist on (doing something)
bì yào tiáo jiàn
requirement
necessary condition (math)
piān yào
to insist on doing sth
must do it, despite everything
yào dào
major road
thoroughfare
main road
dà yào
abstract
gist
main points
yào bu shì
if it were not for
but for
Gāo yào
Gaoyao county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
jǐn yào guān tóu
urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
yào miàn zi
to save one's face
to stay on one's dignity
yào zhí
key job
important position
yào fàn
to beg (for food or money)
xiǎn yào
strategically situated and easy to defend
strategic location
yào mù
important substance (of a document)
key section
quán lì yāo qiú
claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)
shì qíng yào zuò
work that needs to be done
business that needs to be attended to
màn tiān yào jià
to ask for sky-high prices
bù dé yào lǐng
to fail to grasp the main points
zhèng zhōng yào hài
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
jī běn xū yào
basic necessity
fundamental need
Gāo yào shì
Gaoyao county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
chōng yào tiáo jiàn
necessary and sufficient condition
yào tú
main plan
important program
yào sǐ yào huó
terribly
awfully
desperately
qiè yào
essential
extremely important
qiè zhòng yào hài
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
shì yào
influential figure
powerful person
Qiān jīn yào fāng
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medecine by Sūn Sīmiǎo 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sūn Sī miǎo]
Qí mín yào shù
Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[Jiǎ Sī xié]
yào sǐ bù huó
half dead
more dead than alive
yào lù
important road
main thoroughfare
fig. key position
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
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.
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
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
yào yán bù fán
to explain in simple terms
succinct
concise
jīn yào
(literary) key location
key post (important job)
xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái huán
A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
Blood calls for blood.
yào shū
important traffic hub
key crossroad
yào jiā niú nǎi
with milk
white (of tea, coffee etc)
xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
xuè zhài yào yòng xuè lái cháng
A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
Blood calls for blood.
yào huǎng
to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step)
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
fig. the natural order of things
something you can't go against
shā jī hé bì yào yòng niú dāo ne
don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
de minimis non curat praetor (trivial matters are of no concern to a high official)
yào zhèng
important governmental or administrative matter
yào me
variant of 要麼|要么[yao4 me5]
yāo yuè
to restrict
to agree to a contract
offer
bid
yào jiǎo
significant role
major figure
yāo mǎi rén xīn
variant of 邀買人心|邀买人心[yao1 mai3 ren2 xin1]
yào zhàng
to demand repayment
to collect debt
yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔ
to get whatever one wants
to have everything going one's way
xiǎn yào
prominent
eminent
important person
notable
dignitary
Qí mín Yào shù
Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[Jia3 Si1 xie2]
yāo gōng
variant of 邀功[yao1 gong1]
suǒ yào
to ask for
to request
to demand
jiǎn míng è yào
brief and to the point (idiom)
succinct
Qiān jīn Yào fāng
Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]
chī ná qiǎ yào
dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes
all kinds of abuse of power
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
fig. the natural order of things
something you can't go against
jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng
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]
zhèng zhòng yào hài
to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
Wǔ Jīng Zǒng Yào
"Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty
sǐ bù yào liǎn
to know no shame
to be totally shameless
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
there's more than one way to skin a cat