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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
重要 zhòngyào	重要 \| 重要* \| *重要	important; significant; major	HSK 1


要 yào	要 \| 要* \| *要	to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important	HSK 1


只要 zhǐyào	只要 \| 只要* \| *只要	so long as; provided; if	HSK 2


就要 jiùyào	就要 \| 就要* \| *就要	will / shall / to be going to	HSK 2


快要 kuàiyào	快要 \| 快要* \| *快要	nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)	HSK 2


不要 bùyào	不要 \| 不要* \| *不要	don't!; must not	HSK 2


主要 zhǔyào	主要 \| 主要* \| *主要	main; principal; major; primary	HSK 2


要求 yāoqiú	要求 \| 要求* \| *要求	to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL: 點｜点	HSK 2


需要 xūyào	需要 \| 需要* \| *需要	to need; to want; to demand; to require / needs	HSK 3


要是 yàoshi	要是 \| 要是* \| *要是	(coll.) if	HSK 3


必要 bìyào	必要 \| 必要* \| *必要	necessary / essential / indispensable / required	HSK 3


不要緊 bùyàojǐn	不要緊 \| 不要緊* \| *不要緊	unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but	不要紧 HSK 4


將要 jiāngyào	將要 \| 將要* \| *將要	will / shall / to be going to	将要 HSK 5


要不然 yàobùrán	要不然 \| 要不然* \| *要不然	otherwise / or else / or	HSK 6


要素 yàosù	要素 \| 要素* \| *要素	essential factor / key constituent	HSK 6


要麼 yàome	要麼 \| 要麼* \| *要麼	or / either one or the other	要么 HSK 6


要好 yàohǎo	要好 \| 要好* \| *要好	to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement	HSK 6


要點 yàodiǎn	要點 \| 要點* \| *要點	main point / essential	要点 HSK 7-9


至關重要 zhìguānzhòngyào	至關重要 \| 至關重要* \| *至關重要	extremely important / vital / crucial / essential	至关重要 HSK 7-9


首要 shǒuyào	首要 \| 首要* \| *首要	the most important / of chief importance	HSK 7-9


要不是 yàobushì	要不是 \| 要不是* \| *要不是	if it were not for / but for	HSK 7-9


要不 yàobù	要不 \| 要不* \| *要不	otherwise / or else / how about...? / either... (or...)	HSK 7-9


要命 yàomìng	要命 \| 要命* \| *要命	to cause sb's death / extremely; terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance	HSK 7-9


要強 yàoqiáng	要強 \| 要強* \| *要強	eager to excel / eager to get ahead in life / strong-minded	要强 HSK 7-9


簡要 jiǎnyào	簡要 \| 簡要* \| *簡要	concise / brief	简要 HSK 7-9


要緊 yàojǐn	要緊 \| 要緊* \| *要緊	important / urgent	要紧 HSK 7-9


無關緊要 wúguānjǐnyào	無關緊要 \| 無關緊要* \| *無關緊要	indifferent / insignificant	无关紧要 HSK 7-9


要領 yàolǐng	要領 \| 要領* \| *要領	main aspects / essentials / gist	要领 HSK 7-9


要害 yàohài	要害 \| 要害* \| *要害	vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial	HSK 7-9


綱要 gāngyào	綱要 \| 綱要* \| *綱要	outline / essential points	纲要 HSK 7-9


提要 tíyào	提要 \| 提要* \| *提要	summary / abstract


要錢 yàoqián	要錢 \| 要錢* \| *要錢	to charge / to demand payment	要钱


重要性 zhòngyàoxìng	重要性 \| 重要性* \| *重要性	importance


必要性 bìyàoxìng	必要性 \| 必要性* \| *必要性	necessity


要塞 yàosài	要塞 \| 要塞* \| *要塞	stronghold / fort / fortification


非要 fēiyào	非要 \| 非要* \| *非要	to want absolutely; to insist on (doing sth)


要聞 yàowén	要聞 \| 要聞* \| *要聞	important news story / headline	要闻


概要 gàiyào	概要 \| 概要* \| *概要	outline


要說 yàoshuō	要說 \| 要說* \| *要說	as for / when it comes to	要说


正要 zhèngyào	正要 \| 正要* \| *正要	to be just about to / to be on the point of


要死 yàosǐ	要死 \| 要死* \| *要死	extremely / awfully


須要 xūyào	須要 \| 須要* \| *須要	must; have to	须要


會要 huìyào	會要 \| 會要* \| *會要	dynastic records of imperial China	会要


大要 dàyào	大要 \| 大要* \| *大要	abstract / gist / main points


要 yāo	要 \| 要* \| *要	(bound form) to demand; to coerce


總要 zǒngyào	總要 \| 總要* \| *總要	nevertheless	总要


不要臉 bùyàoliǎn	不要臉 \| 不要臉* \| *不要臉	to have no sense of shame; shameless	不要脸


機要 jīyào	機要 \| 機要* \| *機要	(attributive) (of a person) involved in sensitive, confidential work; (of information) secret; classified	机要


要臉 yàoliǎn	要臉 \| 要臉* \| *要臉	to save sb's face	要脸


緊要 jǐnyào	緊要 \| 緊要* \| *緊要	critical / crucial / vital	紧要


要人 yàorén	要人 \| 要人* \| *要人	important person


紀要 jìyào	紀要 \| 紀要* \| *紀要	minutes / written summary of a meeting	纪要


要津 yàojīn	要津 \| 要津* \| *要津	strategic location; important hub / key post; prominent position


要約 yāoyuē	要約 \| 要約* \| *要約	to restrict / to agree to a contract / offer; bid	要约


硬要 yìngyào	硬要 \| 硬要* \| *硬要	firmly set on doing sth / to insist on doing / determined in one's course of action


要事 yàoshì	要事 \| 要事* \| *要事	important matter


要件 yàojiàn	要件 \| 要件* \| *要件	key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone


次要 cìyào	次要 \| 次要* \| *次要	secondary


要挾 yāoxié	要挾 \| 要挾* \| *要挾	to threaten / to blackmail	要挟


摘要 zhāiyào	摘要 \| 摘要* \| *摘要	summary / abstract


險要 xiǎnyào	險要 \| 險要* \| *險要	strategically situated and easy to defend / strategic location	险要


必要條件 bìyàotiáojiàn	必要條件 \| 必要條件* \| *必要條件	requirement / necessary condition (math)	必要条件


要面子 yàomiànzi	要面子 \| 要面子* \| *要面子	see 愛面子｜爱面子


要價 yàojià	要價 \| 要價* \| *要價	to ask a price; to charge / (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations)	要价


緊要關頭 jǐnyàoguāntóu	緊要關頭 \| 緊要關頭* \| *緊要關頭	urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture	紧要关头


要飯 yàofàn	要飯 \| 要飯* \| *要飯	to beg (for food or money)	要饭


要擊 yāojī	要擊 \| 要擊* \| *要擊	to intercept / to ambush	要击


簡明扼要 jiǎnmíng'èyào	簡明扼要 \| 簡明扼要* \| *簡明扼要	brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct	简明扼要


要務 yàowù	要務 \| 要務* \| *要務	key task / important affair	要务


扼要 èyào	扼要 \| 扼要* \| *扼要	to the point / concise


要義 yàoyì	要義 \| 要義* \| *要義	the essentials	要义


顯要 xiǎnyào	顯要 \| 顯要* \| *顯要	prominent; eminent / important person; notable; dignitary	显要


要圖 yàotú	要圖 \| 要圖* \| *要圖	main plan / important program	要图


千金要方 Qiānjīn Yàofāng	千金要方 \| 千金要方* \| *千金要方	Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈｜孙思邈


死不要臉 sǐbùyàoliǎn	死不要臉 \| 死不要臉* \| *死不要臉	to know no shame / to be totally shameless	死不要脸


齊民要術 Qímín Yàoshù	齊民要術 \| 齊民要術* \| *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	齐民要术


要地 yàodì	要地 \| 要地* \| *要地	strategic location


要犯 yàofàn	要犯 \| 要犯* \| *要犯	major criminal


要路 yàolù	要路 \| 要路* \| *要路	important road / main thoroughfare / fig. key position


要訣 yàojué	要訣 \| 要訣* \| *要訣	the key trick / the secret of success	要诀


充要條件 chōngyàotiáojiàn	充要條件 \| 充要條件* \| *充要條件	necessary and sufficient condition	充要条件


急要 jíyào	急要 \| 急要* \| *急要	urgent


要言不煩 yàoyánbùfán	要言不煩 \| 要言不煩* \| *要言不煩	to explain in simple terms / succinct / concise	要言不烦


索要 suǒyào	索要 \| 索要* \| *索要	to ask for / to request / to demand


要得 yàodé	要得 \| 要得* \| *要得	good / fine


要死要活 yàosǐyàohuó	要死要活 \| 要死要活* \| *要死要活	terribly / awfully / desperately


偏要 piānyào	偏要 \| 偏要* \| *偏要	to insist on doing sth / must do it, despite everything


政要 zhèngyào	政要 \| 政要* \| *政要	important political leader / government dignitary


要道 yàodào	要道 \| 要道* \| *要道	major road / thoroughfare / main road


要端 yàoduān	要端 \| 要端* \| *要端	the main points


要目 yàomù	要目 \| 要目* \| *要目	important substance (of a document) / key section


要死不活 yàosǐbùhuó	要死不活 \| 要死不活* \| *要死不活	half dead / more dead than alive


要略 yàolüè	要略 \| 要略* \| *要略	roughly / outline / summary


要員 yàoyuán	要員 \| 要員* \| *要員	key participant / VIP	要员


勢要 shìyào	勢要 \| 勢要* \| *勢要	influential figure / powerful person	势要


津要 jīnyào	津要 \| 津要* \| *津要	(literary) key location / key post (important job)


要職 yàozhí	要職 \| 要職* \| *要職	key job / important position	要职


要旨 yàozhǐ	要旨 \| 要旨* \| *要旨	the gist (of a text or argument) / the main points


要不得 yàobude	要不得 \| 要不得* \| *要不得	intolerable; unacceptable


切要 qièyào	切要 \| 切要* \| *切要	essential / extremely important

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