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- to want; to need; to ask for
- will; shall; about to
- need to; should
- if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5])
- (bound form) important
- key document
- important condition
- criterion
- requirement
- requisite
- cornerstone
Trad. 要價
- to ask a price; to charge
- (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations)
- to cause sb's death
- extremely; terribly
- (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
- to request
- to require
- requirement
- to stake a claim
- to ask
- to demand
- CL:點|点[dian3]
Trad. 機要
- (attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified
- firmly set on doing sth
- to insist on doing
- determined in one's course of action
Trad. 高要區
- Gaoyao, a district of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong
Trad. 不要緊
- unimportant
- not serious
- it doesn't matter
- never mind
- it looks all right, but
Trad. 齊民要術
- Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[Jia3 Si1 xie2]
Trad. 武經總要
- "Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty
- to regard face as all-important
- to consider loss of face unthinkable
Trad. 至關重要
- extremely important
- vital
- crucial
- essential
Trad. 要言不煩
- to explain in simple terms
- succinct
- concise
Trad. 要買人心
- variant of 邀買人心|邀买人心[yao1 mai3 ren2 xin1]
Trad. 充要條件
- necessary and sufficient condition
Trad. 不得要領
- to fail to grasp the main points
Trad. 簡明扼要
- brief and to the point (idiom)
- succinct
- Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈|孙思邈[Sun1 Si1 miao3]
Trad. 緊要關頭
- urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
- dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes
- all kinds of abuse of power
Trad. 必要條件
- requirement
- necessary condition (math)
Trad. 權利要求
- claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)
- 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
Trad. 死不要臉
- to know no shame
- to be totally shameless
Trad. 說話要算數
- promises must be kept
Trad. 給臉不要臉
- (coll.) to respond with arrogance or disrespect when shown courtesy; to abuse sb's goodwill
Trad. 古今韻會舉要
- "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
- to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
Trad. 需要是發明之母
- Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
Trad. 血債要用血來償
- A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
- Blood calls for blood.
Trad. 血債要用血來還
- A debt of blood must be paid in blood.
- Blood calls for blood.
Trad. 出來混遲早要還的
- if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
- the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
- fig. the natural order of things
- something you can't go against
Trad. 要風得風，要雨得雨
- to get whatever one wants
- to have everything going one's way
Trad. 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 to skin a cat
Trad. 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[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]