要 yào
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yào
verb
to want; to wish for
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 1; NCCED 2 '要' yào 1) -
yào
conjunction
if
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (CED 3 '要' yào 1; Guoyu '要' conj; NCCED 3 '要' yào 1) -
yào
adverb
to be about to; in the future
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 5; Guoyu '要' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '要' yào 3, pp. 534-535; NCCED 2 '要' yào 7) -
yào
auxiliary verb
to want
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 3) -
yāo
noun
a treaty
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 盟约 (Guoyu '要' yāo n 2) -
yào
verb
to request
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 2; Guoyu '要' v 3; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 2, pp. 534-535; NCCED 2 '要' yào 4) -
yào
noun
essential points; crux
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CED 1 '要' yào 2; Guoyu '要' n; Kroll 2015 '要' yào 1, pp. 534-535; NCCED 1 '要' yào 1) -
yāo
noun
waist
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 腰 (Guoyu '要' yāo n 1; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 1, pp. 534-535) -
yāo
verb
to cinch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 1a, pp. 534-535) -
yāo
noun
waistband
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 1b, pp. 534-535) -
yāo
proper noun
Yao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo n 3) -
yāo
verb
to pursue; to seek; to strive for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 2b, pp. 534-535) -
yāo
verb
to force; to coerce; to threaten; to compell; to intimidate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo v 4; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 3, pp. 534-535; NCCED '要' yāo 2) -
yāo
verb
to obstruct; to intercept
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo v 5; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 4, pp. 534-535) -
yāo
verb
to agree with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo v 1; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 5, pp. 534-535) -
yāo
verb
to invite; to welcome
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo v 2; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 6, pp. 534-535) -
yào
verb
to summarize
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '要' yào 2, pp. 534-535) -
yào
verb
essential; important
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CED 1 '要' yào 1; Guoyu '要' adj 1; NCCED 1 '要' yào 2) -
yào
verb
to desire
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 1; NCCED 2 '要' yào 2) -
yào
verb
to demand
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '要' v 1; NCCED 2 '要' yào 3) -
yào
verb
to need
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: To need something that one already has (CED 2 '要' yào 6; Guoyu '要' v 2; NCCED 2 '要' yào 5) -
yào
verb
should; must
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 4; Guoyu '要' adv 2; NCCED 2 '要' yào 6) -
yào
verb
might
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used in comparison (CED 2 '要' yào 7; NCCED 2 '要' yào 8) -
yào
conjunction
or
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 要不 (CED 2 '要' yào 2; Guoyu '要' conj 2; NCCED 3 '要' yào 2)
Contained in
- 想要 to want to; to feel like; to fancy
- 切中要害 to hit the target and do real damage; to hit where it hurts; to hit home
- 只要 if only; so long as
- 要说(要說) as for; when it comes to
- 须要(須要) must have
- 要领(要領) midsection and neck ; main aspects; essentials; gist
- 将要(將要) will; shall; be going to
- 势要(勢要) influential figure; powerful person
- 津要 key location; key post (important job)
- 总要(總要) nevertheless
- 快要 almost; nearly; almost all
- 要好 to be on good terms; to be close friends ; to strive for improvement
- 要嘛 either ...; or ...
- 要言妙道 essential theories and profound principles
- 枢要(樞要) essential points
- 偏要 to insist on doing something; must do it, despite everything
- 急要 urgent
- 要件 important condition; criterion; requirement; requisite; cornerstone ; a key document
- 要子 straw rope
- 要径(要徑) important path
- 要不 otherwise; or else
- 革命要依靠人民群众(革命要依靠人民群眾) the revolution must rely on the masses
- 要闻(要聞) important news
- 血债要用血来偿(血債要用血來償) A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood.
- 死要面子活受罪 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances
- 主要 main; principal; major; primary
- 要帐(要帳) to demand
- 战略要点(戰略要點) a strategic point
- 要目 important substance (of a document); key section
- 要图(要圖) main plan; important program
- 需要是发明之母(需要是發明之母) Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
- 要人 important person
- 险要(險要) an inaccessible stronghold; a strategic fortress
- 正中要害 to hit the nail on the head
- 死不要脸(死不要臉) to be totally shameless
- 革命将要胜利(革命將要勝利) approaching triumph of the revolution
- 说话要算数(說話要算數) promises must be kept
- 千万不要(千萬不要) we must never
- 要脸(要臉) to save somebody's face
- 血债要用血来还(血債要用血來還) A debt of blood must be paid in blood. / Blood calls for blood.
- 一定要 must
- 要不是 if it were not for; but for
- 吃拿卡要 dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes; all kinds of abuse of power
- 要得 good; fine
- 刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后(刀不磨要生銹,人不學要落後) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study
- 出来混迟早要还的(出來混遲早要還的) if you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it
- 纪要(紀要) minutes; written summary of a meeting
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- 卷34 志第29 經籍三 Volume 34 Treatises 29: Bibliography 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 103
- 卷二百〇七 志第一百六十 藝文六 Volume 207 Treatises 160: Arts and Literature 6 History of Song 宋史 — count: 89
- 卷五十九 志第四十九 藝文三 Volume 59 Treatises 55: The Arts 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 64
- 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 47
- 卷二百〇五 志第一百五十八 藝文四 Volume 205 Treatises 158: Arts and Literature 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 41
- 第二回 Chapter 42 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 39
- 卷四十七 志第二十七: 經籍下 Volume 47 Treatises 27: Literature 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 37
- 第三十二回 Chapter 32 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 37
- 第二回 Chapter 62 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 36
- 卷二百〇三 志第一百五十六 藝文二 Volume 203 Treatises 156: Arts and Literature 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 36
Collocations
- 要节 (要節) 君要节而踊 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士丧礼 第十二 12. Mourning rites for the common officer — count: 8
- 执要 (執要) 右執要 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《雜記上》 Miscellaneous Records I — count: 6
- 主人要 (主人要) 主人要节而踊 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士丧礼 第十二 12. Mourning rites for the common officer — count: 6
- 要在 (要在) 其要在上 — Guanzi 管子, 君臣上第三十 Chapter 30: A Ruler and his Ministers I — count: 5
- 要盟 (要盟) 且要盟無質 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
- 要绖 (要绖) 閔子要绖而服事 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
- 要遮 (要遮) 以知要遮 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十四 詮言訓 Chapter 14: Explanation of Sayings — count: 3
- 要囚 (要囚) 要囚 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 康誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement to the Prince of Kang — count: 3
- 黑要 (黑要) 其子黑要烝焉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
- 守要 (守要) 分兵守要 — Art of War 孫子兵法, 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi — count: 3