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
- 天要落雨，娘要嫁人 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry; the natural order of things
- 要死 extremely; awfully
- 机要(機要) secret
- 吃拿卡要 dinner invitations, grabbing, obstructing and demanding bribes; all kinds of abuse of power
- 险要(險要) an inaccessible stronghold; a strategic fortress
- 要人 important person
- 得要 to need; must
- 要胁(要脅) controlling
- 要钱(要錢) to charge; to demand payment
- 盟会要(盟會要) essentials of alliance meetings
- 要素 essential factor; key constituent
- 正中要害 to hit the nail on the head
- 非要 to want absolutely; to insist on (doing something)
- 需要是发明之母(需要是發明之母) Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
- 要冲(要衝) road hub; major crossroad
- 要账(要賬) to collect a debt
- 要不然 otherwise; or else
- 要谎(要謊) to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step)
- 要略 roughly; outline; summary
- 简要(簡要) concise; brief
- 摘要 summary; abstract
- 要说(要說) as for; when it comes to
- 会要(會要) collected records ; an outline
- 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.
- 要点(要點) main point; essential point ; strategic location
- 要诀(要訣) the key trick; the secret of success
- 要约(要約) to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid
- 不要脸(不要臉) to have no sense of shame; shameless
- 要目 important substance (of a document); key section
- 要职(要職) key job; important position
- 一定要 must
- 祕要 secret essence ; secret
- 死要面子活受罪 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances
- 索要 to ask for; to request; to demand
- 要塞 a stronghold; a fort; a fortification
- 要害 vital part; [fig.] key point; crucial
- 要样儿(要樣兒) appearance; manner
- 必要条件(必要條件) requirement; necessary condition (math)
- 要面子 to be sensitive about one's reputation
- 要求相 desiderative mood; desiderative marker
- 漫天要价(漫天要價) to ask for sky-high prices
- 硬要 firmly set on doing something; to insist on doing; determined in one's course of action
- 要晕(要暈) confused; dazed
- 偏要 to insist on doing something; must do it, despite everything
- 要义(要義) essentials
- 要员(要員) a key participant; a VIP
- 要死不活 half dead; more dead than alive
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Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 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
- 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
- 执要 (執要) 右執要 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《雜記上》 Miscellaneous Records I — count: 6
- 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
- 要囚 (要囚) 要囚 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 康誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement to the Prince of Kang — count: 3
- 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
- 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
- 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