zǒng​yào

must always

  • created sense approved 总要/總要 · zǒng​yào · must always — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    总要 / 總要

    zǒng​yào

    must always

    should or must always

    总 (literal) → 总/總 · zǒng · always 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · must

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 总要/總要 · zǒng​yào · nevertheless — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    总要 / 總要

    zǒng​yào

    nevertheless

    nevertheless; after all

    总 (literal) → 总/總 · zǒng · after all 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · if

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 总要/總要 · zǒng​yào · to command — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    总要 / 總要

    zǒng​yào

    to command

    (literary) to be in overall command of; to govern

    总 (literal) → 总/總 · zǒng · chief 要 (literal) → 要 · yāo · to demand

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 总要/總要 · zǒng​yào · to need in total — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    总要 / 總要

    zǒng​yào

    to need in total

    to require a certain total amount or aggregate

    总 (literal) → 总/總 · zǒng · overall 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 总要/總要 · zǒng​yào · at least — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    总要 / 總要

    zǒng​yào

    at least

    should at least; must at least

    总 (literal) → 总/總 · zǒng · at least 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · must

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense