要U+89819 STROKES
Entry·pron. yào
ㄧㄠˋ
“to want; to need; to ask for; important; must; should; will; shall; to demand; about to”
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- 重要ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋimportant; significant; major; of great consequence; critical; essential; key
- 需要ㄒㄩ ㄧㄠˋto need; to want; to require; to demand; a need or requirement
- 要求ㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊto request; to demand; to require; a requirement; a condition asked for
- 只要ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋso long as; provided; if; only need to; as long as a condition is met
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 主要ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋmain; principal; major; primary; most important
- 想要ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄠˋto want to; to feel like; to fancy; to desire; to be desirous of
- 必要ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋnecessary; essential; indispensable; required; something that must be done or had.
- 要是ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˋif; in case; supposing; used to introduce a conditional clause.
- 重要性ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋimportance; the quality or state of being significant, essential, or of great consequence.
- 還要ㄏㄞˊ ㄧㄠˋstill; yet; in addition; also; even more; furthermore
- 要不要ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋwhether or not to do something; used to offer a choice between doing and not doing something.
- 若要ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄠˋif one wants to; if you wish to; in order to; provided that; on the condition that.
- 要素ㄧㄠˋ ㄙㄨˋessential factor; key constituent; basic element that makes up something; one of the components of a whole
- 首要ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋmost important; primary; chief; foremost; of chief importance; top priority.
- 快要ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄠˋabout to; on the verge of; nearly at the point of doing something.
- 要點ㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇmain point; essential detail; key location (esp. in Taiwan usage)
- 要緊ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇimportant; urgent; of great consequence; pressing
- 要不是ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋif it were not for; but for; used to express a hypothetical condition that prevented something from happening.
- 要不然ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊotherwise; or else; or; if not; if this is not the case.
- 將要ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄠˋwill; shall; to be going to; about to happen soon; on the verge of.
- 要件ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋessential condition; key requirement; important document; necessary element; cornerstone criterion
- 要命ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋto cause death; extremely; terribly; (in complaints) a nuisance; very difficult or troublesome
- 必要性ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋnecessity; the quality of being necessary; indispensability; something that is required or essential
- 要價ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋto ask a price; to charge; to attach conditions in negotiations
- 要不ㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋotherwise; or else; how about…?; either… (or…); if not (Taiwan).
- 摘要ㄓㄞ ㄧㄠˋsummary; abstract; a brief overview of the main points of a text or paper
- 次要ㄘˋ ㄧㄠˋsecondary; less important; of lower priority or significance
- 要好ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇto be close friends; to be on good terms; to strive for self-improvement
- 要角ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇa key role in a play or film; a leading or important character in a drama.
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