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 | 要 | | yāo | 动 | | 1 demand; ask; require; request  要求 yāoqiú |
| 2 force; coerce 要挟yāoxié |
| 3 = 邀 yào |
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| 要1 | | yào | 名形 | | | I 名 main points; essentials: | | | 择要记录 note down the essential points |
| II 形 important; essential: | | | 要法 important method; necessary way | | | 上述规定希严格执行为要。 It is imperative that the above rules be strictly observed. |
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| 要2 | | yào | 动 | | | 1 want; ask for; wish; desire: | | | 谁没有票，问她要。 Anyone without a ticket can ask her for one. | | | 他要一架手风琴。 He wants an accordion. | | | 我要了两个菜。 I ordered two dishes. | | | 这双鞋我还要呢。 I want to keep these shoes. |
| 2 ask (or want) sb. to do sth. : | | | 不是你要我来的吗？ Wasn't it you who asked me to come? |
| 3 need; take: | | | 这活儿要不了这么多人。 You don't need so many people for this job. | | | 这项任务要十天才能完成。 It will take ten days to get the work done. |
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| 要3 | | yào | 动 | | | 1 must; should; it is necessary (or imperative, essential): | | | 借东西要还。 One should return what one borrows. | | | 我要不要留下来？ Shall I stay? | | | 这个问题要仔细考虑。 This question calls for careful consideration. |
| 2 shall; will; be going to: | | | 要下雨了。 It's going to rain. | | | 他快要回来了。 He will soon be back. | | | 天要黑了，快走吧。 It's getting dark. Let's hurry up! | | | 会议要到月底才能结束。 The conference will not end till the end of the month. |
| 3 want to; wish to: | | | 他要学游泳。 He wants to learn swimming. | | | 我还有几句话要说。 I'd like to say a few more words. |
| 4 [in comparisons to indicate an estimate]: | | | 树荫底下比屋子里要凉快些。 It is cooler under the tree than in the room. |
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| 要4 | | yào | 连 | | | 1 if; suppose; in case: | | | 明天要下雨，我们就不去了。 If it rains tomorrow, we won't go. | | | 他要来不了呢？ Suppose he can't come? | | | 我要赶不回来，你替我说一声。 In case I can't get back in time, please apologize for me. | | | 这有什么可怕的，要我就不怕。 What is there to be afraid of? I wouldn't be afraid if I were you. |
| 2 [usu. with 就 or 就是] or; either. . . or. . . : | | | 要就去跳舞，要就去听音乐，别处我不去。 Let's go either to the dance or to the concert. I won't go anywhere else. yāo |
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