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Information of 要

Pinyinyào、 yāo

Radical

覀

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

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Definition

demand / ask / request / coerce, important / vital / to want / to be going to / must

要 [yào]1. To demand; request.2. To hope; to want.3. To request.4. Important; significant.5. Should; must.6. To indicate future action (jiāng).7. If; in case.8. To indicate choice; either/or.1. To demand: to ask for an account; to ask for a price.2. To hope: to wish strongly; to desire well.3. To request: she asked me to read her the news.4. Important; significant: major points; important figures; major leaders; outlines of important matters; significant words should be concise.5. Should; must: must have.6. To indicate future action: about to (happen); soon to (happen).7. If; in case: if so.8. To indicate choice: either this or that; either not; or not otherwise.要 [yào]Definition: 1. Key point; outline (important point).2. Counting book (book).3. Power (authority).4. Refers to important positions or offices (important position).5. Straw rope; cord. A rope-like object temporarily twisted from wheat straw or similar, used for binding wheat, rice, etc.6. Scheme (total demand).7. A surname.要 [yào]Adjective:1. Important; significant (important; essential).2. Concise (concise and to the point).3. Prominent position; powerful (powerful and influential).4. Strategic; related to strategy (strategic).要 [yào]Verb:1. To guard; hold (a strategic point).2. To ask for; to want; to request (want; ask for; beg).3. To wish; to want (wish to; want to).4. To let; to allow (let; allow).5. Should; must (should; must).6. Be going to; about to (be going to).7. To compare; estimate (compare).8. To indicate hypothesis; if (if; suppose; in case).9. To indicate choice; either/or (or; either…or…).要 [yāo]1. To demand, to forcefully request (to request).2. Same as "腰" (waist).3. Same as "邀", to intercept en route (to intercept).4. Same as "邀", to invite (invite).5. A surname.要 [yāo]Definition: - The original meaning: Human waist. - Etymology: Pictophonetic. Its structure indicates a human figure with arms crossed; signifies hands on hips.1. An ancient character for "waist" (waist).2. One of five areas of ancient China; referring to regions 1500 to 2000 li from the capital (suburb).3. A surname.要 [yāo]Verb:1. To invite (invite).2. To make vows; to promise seriously about a matter (ally; promise; pledge).3. To seek; to pursue (seek; pursue).4. To intercept (intercept).5. To greet; to meet (meet).6. To restrain; to prohibit (keep within bounds; restrain; prohibit).7. To coerce (force; coerce).要 [yāo]Definition: - The original meaning: Human waist.1. An ancient character for "waist" (waist).2. One of five areas of ancient China; referring to regions 1500 to 2000 li from the capital (suburb).3. A surname.

要命 yào mìng

to cause sb's death / very / extremely / frightening / annoying

要塞 yào sài

stronghold / fort / fortification

必要劳动 bì yào láo dòng

Necessary labor

金匮要略 jīn kuì yào lüè

Synopsis of Golden Chamber

要害 yào hài

vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial

将要 jiāng yào

will / shall / to be going to

就要 jiù yào

will / shall / to be going to

只要 zhǐ yào

if only / so long as

必要 bì yào

necessary / essential / indispensable / required

不必要 bù bì yào

needless / unnecessary

必要条件 bì yào tiáo jiàn

requirement / necessary condition (math)

必要性 bì yào xìng

necessity

快要 kuài yào

almost / nearly / almost all

重要性 zhòng yào xìng

importance

想要 xiǎng yào

to want to / to feel like / to fancy / to care for sb / desirous of

要挟 yāo xié

to threaten / to blackmail

简明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào

brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct

扼要 è yào

to the point / concise

摘要 zhāi yào

summary / abstract

要冲 yào chōng

road hub / major crossroad

撮要 cuō yào

brief points / make an abstract

要旨 yào zhǐ

the gist (of a text or argument) / the main points

要是 yào shi

(coll.) if

显要 xiǎn yào

prominent / eminent / important person / notable / dignitary

枢要 shū yào

central administrative unit

要求 yāo qiú

to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL:點|点[dian3]

概要 gài yào

outline

偏要 piān yào

to insist on doing sth / must do it, despite everything

正要 zhèng yào

to be just about to / to be on the point of

要死 yào sǐ

extremely / awfully

Input Method for 要

Pinyinyao4

Wubi

svf

Cangjie

mwv

Zhengma

fjzm

Four Corner

10404

Unicode

U+8981

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