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要
yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
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Words Using 要 (147)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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要
yào
important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if
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要
yào
important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if
要
yāo
to demand / to request / to coerce
2
要
yāo
to demand / to request / to coerce
需要
xūyào
to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need
3
需要
xūyào
to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need
要求
yāoqiú
to request / to require / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL:[[點|点<diǎn>]]
3
要求
yāoqiú
to request / to require / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL:[[點|点<diǎn>]]
重要
zhòngyào
important / significant / major
3
重要
zhòngyào
important / significant / major
主要
zhǔyào
main / principal / major / primary
3
主要
zhǔyào
main / principal / major / primary
要是
yàoshi
if
4
要是
yàoshi
if
只要
zhǐyào
if only / so long as
4
只要
zhǐyào
if only / so long as
必要
bìyào
necessary / essential / indispensable / required
5
必要
bìyào
necessary / essential / indispensable / required
次要
cìyào
secondary
5
次要
cìyào
secondary
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