要 ⇒
要 yāo/yào, to demand/to request/to coerce, important/vital/to want/to ask for/will/going to...
需要 xūyào, to need/to want/to demand/to require/requirement/need
不要 bùyào, don't!/must not
重要 zhòngyào, important/significant/major
只要 zhǐyào, if only/so long as
要求 yāoqiú, to request/to require/requirement/to stake a claim/to ask/to demand/CL:點|点[diǎn]
还要 必要 bìyào, necessary/essential/indispensable/required
就要 jiùyào, will/shall/to be going to
要是 yàoshi, (coll.) if
要么 yàome, [要麼], or/either one or the other
主要 zhǔyào, main/principal/major/primary
提要 tíyào, summary/abstract
快要 kuàiyào, almost/nearly/almost all
将要 jiāngyào, [將要], will/shall/to be going to
要不然 yàobùrán, otherwise/or else/or
无关紧要 wúguānjǐnyào, [無關緊要], indifferent/insignificant
不要紧 bùyàojǐn, [不要緊], unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
要不 yàobù, otherwise/or else/how about...?/either... (or...)
首要 shǒuyào, the most important/of chief importance
要命 yàomìng, to cause sb's death/very/extremely/frightening/annoying
要紧 yàojǐn, [要緊], important/urgent
至关重要 zhìguānzhòngyào, [至關重要], extremely important/vital/crucial/essential
正要 zhèngyào, to be just about to/to be on the point of
要害 yàohài, vital part/(fig.) key point/crucial
重要性 zhòngyàoxìng, importance
要点 yàodiǎn, [要點], main point/essential
要塞 yàosài, stronghold/fort/fortification
不要脸 bùyàoliǎn, [不要臉], to have no sense of shame/shameless
要挟 yāoxié, [要挾], to threaten/to blackmail
要好 yàohǎo, to be on good terms/to be close friends/striving for self-improvement
要素 yàosù, essential factor/key constituent
要说 yàoshuō, [要說], as for/when it comes to
要价 yàojià, [要價], asking price/to ask a price/to demand terms (in negotiations)
不必要 bùbìyào, needless/unnecessary
次要 cìyào, secondary
索要 suǒyào, to ask for/to request/to demand
要犯 yàofàn, major criminal
要事 yàoshì, important matter
须要 xūyào, [須要], must/have to
简要 jiǎnyào, [簡要], concise/brief
紧要关头 jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
要不是 yàobushì, if it were not for/but for
要冲 yàochōng, [要衝], road hub/major crossroad
摘要 zhāiyào, summary/abstract
紧要 jǐnyào, [緊要], critical/crucial/vital
要饭 yàofàn, [要飯], to beg (for food or money)
概要 gàiyào, outline
要闻 yàowén, [要聞], important news story/headline
要得 yàodé, good/fine
要领 yàolǐng, [要領], main aspects/essentials/gist
要约 yāoyuè, [要約], to restrict/to agree to a contract/offer/bid
要务 yàowù, [要務], key task/important affair
要人 yàorén, important person
要强 yàoqiáng, [要強], eager to excel/eager to get ahead in life/strong-minded
机要 要职 yàozhí, [要職], key job/important position
必要性 bìyàoxìng, necessity
要员 yàoyuán, [要員], key participant/VIP
漫天要价 màntiānyàojià, [漫天要價], to ask for sky-high prices
政要 zhèngyào, important political leader/government dignitary
要义 yàoyì, [要義], the essentials
简明扼要 jiǎnmíngèyào, [簡明扼要], brief and to the point (idiom)/succinct
要面子 yàomiànzi, see 愛面子|爱面子[ài miàn zi]
要道 yàodào, major road/thoroughfare/main road
必要条件 bìyàotiáojiàn, [必要條件], requirement/necessary condition (math)
不得要领 bùdéyàolǐng, [不得要領], to fail to grasp the main points
要件 yàojiàn, key document/important condition/criterion/requirement/requisite/cornerstone
显要 xiǎnyào, [顯要], prominent/eminent/important person/notable/dignitary
主要矛盾 要案 要账 yàozhàng, [要賬], to demand repayment/to collect debt
扼要 èyào, to the point/concise
要不得 yàobude, intolerable/unacceptable
至关紧要 要端 yàoduān, the main points
要旨 yàozhǐ, the gist (of a text or argument)/the main points
大要 dàyào, abstract/gist/main points
纲要 gāngyào, [綱要], outline/essential points
要不了 纪要 jìyào, [紀要], minutes/written summary of a meeting
要子 yàozi, straw rope
险要 xiǎnyào, [險要], strategically situated and easy to defend/strategic location
记要 击中要害 需要量 大案要案 要健怡 要信 要选 要路 yàolù, important road/main thoroughfare/fig. key position
要蔓 要略 yàolüè, roughly/outline/summary
要则 要图 yàotú, [要圖], main plan/important program
要亮 要弄成 要改成 要聪明 要发飚 备要 要念陶 要进球 要力挺
紧 ⇒
紧张 jǐnzhāng, [緊張], nervous/keyed up/intense/tense/strained/in short supply/scarce/CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
紧 jǐn, [緊], tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short of money/to tighten
紧急 jǐnjí, [緊急], urgent/emergency
赶紧 gǎnjǐn, [趕緊], hurriedly/without delay
抓紧 zhuājǐn, [抓緊], to grasp firmly/to pay special attention to/to rush in/to make the most of
无关紧要 wúguānjǐnyào, [無關緊要], indifferent/insignificant
不要紧 bùyàojǐn, [不要緊], unimportant/not serious/it doesn't matter/never mind/it looks all right, but
紧紧 jǐnjǐn, [緊緊], closely/tightly
要紧 yàojǐn, [要緊], important/urgent
紧密 jǐnmì, [緊密], inseparably close
紧身 jǐnshēn, [緊身], skintight
紧身衣 紧迫 jǐnpò, [緊迫], pressing/urgent
紧跟 jǐngēn, [緊跟], to follow precisely/to comply with
紧接着 紧跟着 握紧 紧凑 jǐncòu, [緊湊], compact/terse/tight (schedule)
加紧 jiājǐn, [加緊], to intensify/to speed up/to step up
紧要关头 jǐnyàoguāntóu, [緊要關頭], urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
收紧 shōujǐn, [收緊], to tighten up (restrictions etc)
紧急状态 jǐnjízhuàngtài, [緊急狀態], state of emergency
紧要 jǐnyào, [緊要], critical/crucial/vital
紧握 jǐnwò, [緊握], to hold firmly, not let go
紧贴 jǐntiē, [緊貼], to stick close to/to press up against
咬紧牙关 yǎojǐnyáguān, [咬緊牙關], lit. to bite the teeth tightly (idiom); fig. to grit one's teeth and bear the pa...
紧逼 jǐnbī, [緊逼], to press hard/to close in on
紧缩 jǐnsuō, [緊縮], (economics) to reduce/to curtail/to cut back/to tighten/austerity/tightening/cru...
紧缺 jǐnquē, [緊缺], in short supply/scarce
紧张症 手头紧 shǒutóujǐn, [手頭緊], short of money/hard up
紧追不舍 松紧带 sōngjǐndài, [鬆緊帶], (a length of) elastic
吃紧 chījǐn, [吃緊], in short supply/dire/tense/critical/hard-pressed/important
紧迫感 紧箍咒 jǐngūzhòu, [緊箍咒], the Band-tightening Spell (in 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì])/a spell or incantation for con...
松紧 紧接 jǐnjiē, [緊接], immediately adjacent/immediately following/to follow closely on
紧凑型 至关紧要 紧邻 jǐnlín, [緊鄰], to be right next to/close neighbor
紧急灯 手紧 shǒujǐn, [手緊], tightfisted/stingy/short of money/hard up
勒紧 lēijǐn, [勒緊], to tighten
紧迫性 严紧 yánjǐn, [嚴緊], strict/tight
紧锣密鼓 紧巴巴 jǐnbābā, [緊巴巴], tight fitting/hard up (i.e. lacking money)
口紧 紧绷绷 jǐnbēngbēng, [緊繃繃], tight/stretched/(face, lips) taut/strained
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