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] 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 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 要账 yàozhàng, [要賬], to demand repayment/to collect debt 扼要 èyào, to the point/concise 要不得 yàobude, intolerable/unacceptable 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 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 要路 yàolù, important road/main thoroughfare/fig. key position 要略 yàolüè, roughly/outline/summary 要图 yàotú, [要圖], main plan/important program 一定要 yīdìngyào, must 不要在一棵树上吊死 bùyàozàiyīkēshùshàngdiàosǐ, [不要在一棵樹上吊死], don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)/there's more than one way t... 会要 huìyào, [會要], dynastic records of imperial China 偏要 piānyào, to insist on doing sth/must do it, despite everything 充要条件 chōngyàotiáojiàn, [充要條件], necessary and sufficient condition 出来混迟早要还的 chūláihùnchízǎoyàohuánde, [出來混遲早要還的], if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it 切中要害 qièzhòngyàohài, to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)/fig. to hit where it hurts/fig. to ... 切要 qièyào, essential/extremely important 势要 shìyào, [勢要], influential figure/powerful person 千金要方 QiānjīnYàofāng, Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine... 古今韵会举要 GǔjīnYùnhuìJǔyào, [古今韻會舉要], "Summary of the Collection of Rhymes Old and New", supplemented and annotated Yu... 吃拿卡要 chīnáqiǎyào, dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes/all kinds of abus... 基本需要 jīběnxūyào, basic necessity/fundamental need 天要落雨，娘要嫁人 tiānyàoluòyǔ,niángyàojiàrén, the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)/fig. the natural order of t... 待要 dàiyào, to be about to 得要 děiyào, to need/must 急要 jíyào, urgent 总要 zǒngyào, [總要], nevertheless 想要 xiǎngyào, to want to/to feel like/to fancy/to care for sb/desirous of 战略要点 zhànlüèyàodiǎn, [戰略要點], strategic point 收购要约 shōugòuyāoyuē, [收購要約], takeover bid 既要当婊子又要立牌坊 jìyàodāngbiǎoziyòuyàolìpáifāng, [既要當婊子又要立牌坊], see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng] 有话要说 yǒuhuàyàoshuō, [有話要說], to speak one's mind 权利要求 quánlìyāoqiú, [權利要求], claim to rights (copyright, patent etc) 正中要害 zhèngzhòngyàohài, to hit the nail on the head (idiom) 武经总要 WǔJīngZǒngYào, [武經總要], "Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 d... 死不要脸 sǐbùyàoliǎn, [死不要臉], to know no shame/to be totally shameless 死要面子 sǐyàomiànzi, to regard face as all-important/to consider loss of face unthinkable 死要面子活受罪 sǐyàomiànzihuóshòuzuì, to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom) 津要 jīnyào, (literary) key location/key post (important job) 硬要 yìngyào, firmly set on doing sth/to insist on doing/determined in one's course of action 简要介绍 jiǎnyàojièshào, [簡要介紹], brief introduction 自要 zìyào, so long as/provided that 血债要用血来偿 xuèzhàiyàoyòngxuèláicháng, [血債要用血來償], A debt of blood must be paid in blood./Blood calls for blood. 血债要用血来还 xuèzhàiyàoyòngxuèláihuán, [血債要用血來還], A debt of blood must be paid in blood./Blood calls for blood. 要之 yàozhī, in brief/in a word 要买人心 yāomǎirénxīn, [要買人心], variant of 邀買人心|邀买人心[yāo mǎi rén xīn] 要击 yāojī, [要擊], to intercept/to ambush 要功 yāogōng, variant of 邀功[yāo gōng] 要加牛奶 yàojiāniúnǎi, with milk/white (of tea, coffee etc) 要嘛 yàoma, either .../or ... 要地 yàodì, strategic location 要径 yàojìng, [要徑], important path 要政 yàozhèng, important governmental or administrative matter 要晕 yāoyūn, [要暈], confused/dazed 要有 yàoyǒu, to need/to require/must have 要末 yàome, variant of 要麼|要么[yào me] 要枢 yàoshū, [要樞], important traffic hub/key crossroad 要样儿 yàoyàngr, [要樣兒], appearance/manner 要死 yàosǐ, extremely/awfully 要死不活 yàosǐbùhuó, half dead/more dead than alive 要死要活 yàosǐyàohuó, terribly/awfully/desperately 要津 yàojīn, key post 要目 yàomù, important substance (of a document)/key section 要看 yàokàn, it depends on... 要脸 yàoliǎn, [要臉], to save sb's face 要角 yàojiǎo, significant role/major figure 要言不烦 yàoyánbùfán, [要言不煩], to explain in simple terms/succinct/concise 要诀 yàojué, [要訣], the key trick/the secret of success 要谎 yàohuǎng, [要謊], to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step) 要钱 yàoqián, [要錢], to charge/to demand payment 要隘 yàoài, strategic pass 要风得风，要雨得雨 yàofēngdéfēng,yàoyǔdéyǔ, [要風得風，要雨得雨], to get whatever one wants/to have everything going one's way 说话要算数 shuōhuàyàosuànshù, [說話要算數], promises must be kept 需要是发明之母 xūyàoshìfāmíngzhīmǔ, [需要是發明之母], Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb). 非必要 fēibìyào, inessential/unnecessary 非要 fēiyào, to want absolutely/to insist on (doing something) 高要 Gāoyào, Gaoyao county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhào qìng], Guangdong 高要市 Gāoyàoshì, Gaoyao county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhào qìng], Guangdong 齐民要术 QímínYàoshù, [齊民要術], Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultura...