created reference approved 要 → 要是 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要 yào
要是 yàoshi
same_as
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created sense approved 要 · yào · to want — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yào
to want
to want; to wish for; to ask for; to demand (an object, money, etc.)
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created sense approved 要 · yào · will — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yào
will
will; shall; to be about to; shows that an action is likely to happen soon or is intended
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created sense approved 要 · yào · must — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yào
must
must; should; ought to; expresses a need or obligation
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created sense approved 要 · yào · if — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yào
if
if; suppose; in case; used to introduce a conditional statement, often as a shortened form of [[要是|要是|yao4 shi5]]
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created sense approved 要 · yào · important — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yào
important
(bound form) important; essential; vital; key
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created sense approved 要 · yào · summary — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yào
summary
(bound form) summary; essentials; main points
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created sense approved 要 · yào · either... or... — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yào
either... or...
Used repeatedly in separate clauses to present a choice between two options, similar to "either... or..."
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created sense approved 要 · yāo · to demand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yāo
to demand
(bound form) to demand; to request; to coerce; to force someone to do something
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created sense approved 要 · yào · to ask someone to do — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yào
to ask someone to do
to ask, request, or tell someone to do something
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created sense approved 要 · yāo · surname — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yāo
surname
a Chinese surname
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created sense approved 要 · yāo · to invite — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yāo
to invite
to invite; to ask someone to come over
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created sense approved 要 · yào · more — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yào
more
used in comparative sentences to indicate an estimate or greater degree
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created sense approved 要 · yāo · waist — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
要
yāo
waist
(archaic) the middle part of the body; waist; original form of [[腰|腰|yao1]]
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