| 不要脸 | bù yào liǎn | have no sense of shame; shameless |
| 要不得 | yào bu de | intolerable; unacceptable |
| 概要 | gài yào | outline |
| 要挟 | yāo xié | to threaten |
| 纪要 | jì yào | minutes; written summary of a meeting |
| 要事 | yào shì | important matter |
| 要塞 | yào sài | stronghold; fort; fortification |
| 要目 | yào mù | important substance (of a document); key section |
| 要义 | yào yì | the essentials |
| 高要 | Gāo yào | Gaoyao county level city in Zhaoqing 肇庆, Guangdong |
| 要略 | yào lüè | roughly; outline; summary |
| 一定要 | yī dìng yào | must |
| 不得要领 | bù dé yào lǐng | fail to grasp the main points |
| 不重要 | bù zhòng yào | unimportant |
| 不需要 | bù xū yào | unnecessary; not required |
| 主要任务 | zhǔ yào rèn wu | main task; principal duty |
| 主要来源 | zhǔ yào lái yuán | principle source; main source |
| 主要因素 | zhǔ yào yīn sù | main factor; principal cause |
| 事情要做 | shì qíng yào zuò | work that needs to be done; business that needs to be attended to |
| 偏要 | piān yào | to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything |
| 充要条件 | chōng yào tiáo jiàn | necessary and sufficient condition |
| 切中要害 | qiè zhòng yào hài | to hit the target and do real damage (idiom); fig.to hit where it hurts; fig. to hit home; an argument that hits the nail on the head |
| 切要 | qiè yào | essential; extremely important |
| 势要 | shì yào | influential figure; powerful person |
| 千金要方 | Qiān jīn yào fāng | Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medecine by Sūn Sīmiǎo 孙思邈 |
只要功夫深，
铁杵磨成针 | zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn ,
tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn | If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently |
| 基本要求 | jī běn yāo qiú | a basic requirement; prerequisites |
| 基本需要 | jī běn xū yào | basic necessity; fundamental need |
天要落雨，
娘要嫁人 | tiān yào luò yǔ ,
niáng yào jià rén | the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom); fig. the natural order of things; something you can't go against |
| 待要 | dài yào | to be about to |
| 必要条件 | bì yào tiáo jiàn | requirement; necessary condition (math) |
| 急要 | jí yào | urgent |
| 想要 | xiǎng yào | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of |
| 战略要地 | zhàn lüè yào dì | strategic location |
| 战略要点 | zhàn lüè yào diǎn | strategic point |
| 政要 | zhèng yào | important political leader; government dignitary |
| 最主要 | zuì zhǔ yào | main |
| 最重要 | zuì zhòng yào | most important; key |
| 会要 | huì yào | dynastic records of Imperial China |
| 有话要说 | yǒu huà yào shuō | to speak one's mind |
| 权利要求 | quán lì yāo qiú | claim to rights (copyright, patent etc) |
| 正中要害 | zhèng zhōng yào hài | to hit the nail on the head (idiom) |
| 正要 | zhèng yào | to be just about to; to be on the point of |
| 武经总要 | Wǔ Jīng Zǒng Yào | "Collection of the Most Important Military Techniques", book published in 1044 during the Northern Song Dynasty |
杀鸡何必要用牛刀
呢 | shā jī hé bì yào yòng niú dāo ne | don't use a sledgehammer to crack a nut; de minimis non curat praetor (trivial matters are of no concern to a high official) |
| 没有必要 | méi yǒu bì yào | there is no need to (do sth) |
| 津要 | jīn yào | a key crossing point; a communications hub |
| 漫天要价 | màn tiān yào jià | to ask for sky-high prices |
| 无关紧要 | wú guān jǐn yào | indifferent; insignificant |
| 生产要素 | shēng chǎn yào sù | factors of production |
