要 jiu³ {yāo}

1. to demand
2. to request
3. to coerce

要 jiu³ {yào}

1. important
2. vital
3. to want
4. to ask for
5. will
6. going to (as future auxiliary)
7. may
8. must
9. (used in a comparison) must be
10. probably
11. if

要面 jiu³ min⁶ {yào miàn}

wanting a good reputation or face (spoken)

要素 jiu³ sou³ {yàosù}

(noun) Important or main element

要挾〔-挟〕 jiu¹ hip⁶ {yāo xié}

1. to threaten
2. to blackmail

要約〔-约〕 jiu¹ joek³ {yāo yuè}

1. to restrict
2. to agree to a contract
3. offer
4. bid

要求 jiu¹ kau⁴ {yāo qiú}

1. to request
2. to require
3. to stake a claim
4. to ask
5. to demand
6. CL: 點

要隘 jiu³ aai³ {yào ài}

strategic pass

要不 jiu³ bat¹ {yào bù}

1. otherwise
2. or else
3. how about...?
4. either... (or...)

要錢〔-钱〕 jiu³ cin² {yào qián}

1. to charge
2. to demand payment

要塞 jiu³ coi³ {yào sài}

1. stronghold
2. fort
3. fortification

要衝〔-冲〕 jiu³ cung¹ {yào chōng}

1. road hub
2. major crossroad

要得 jiu³ dak¹ {yào dé}

1. good
2. fine

要地 jiu³ dei⁶ {yào dì}

strategic location

要點〔-点〕 jiu³ dim² {yào diǎn}

1. main point
2. essential

要道 jiu³ dou⁶ {yào dào}

1. major road
2. thoroughfare
3. main road

要端 jiu³ dyun¹ {yào duān}

the main points

要犯 jiu³ faan² {yào fàn}

major criminal

要飯〔-饭〕 jiu³ faan⁶ {yào fàn}

to beg (for food or money)

要謊〔-谎〕 jiu³ fong¹ {yào huǎng}

to ask an enormous price (as first negotiating step)

要價〔-价〕 jiu³ gaa³ {yào jià}

1. asking price
2. to ask a price
3. to demand terms (in negotiations)

要緊〔-紧〕 jiu³ gan² {yào jǐn}

1. important
2. urgent

要擊〔-击〕 jiu³ gik¹ {yāo jī}

1. to intercept
2. to ambush

要件 jiu³ gin² {yào jiàn}

1. key document
2. important condition
3. criterion
4. requirement
5. requisite
6. cornerstone

要徑〔-径〕 jiu³ ging³ {yào jìng}

important path

要角 jiu³ gok³ {yào jiǎo}

1. significant role
2. major figure

要害 jiu³ hoi⁶ {yào hài}

1. crucial
2. key point

要看 jiu³ hon³ {yào kàn}

it depends on...

要好 jiu³ hou² {yào hǎo}

1. to be on good terms
2. to be close friends
3. striving for self-improvement

要人 jiu³ jan⁴ {yào rén}

important person

要有 jiu³ jau⁵ {yào yǒu}

1. to need
2. to require
3. must have

要義〔-义〕 jiu³ ji⁶ {yào yì}

the essentials

要員〔-员〕 jiu³ jyun⁴ {yào yuán}

1. key participant
2. VIP

要強〔-强〕 jiu³ koeng⁴ {yào qiáng}

1. eager to excel
2. eager to get ahead in life
3. strong-minded

要訣〔-诀〕 jiu³ kyut³ {yào jué}

1. the key trick
2. the secret of success

要臉〔-脸〕 jiu³ lim⁵ {yào liǎn}

to save sb's face

要領〔-领〕 jiu³ ling⁵ {yào lǐng}

1. main aspects
2. essentials
3. gist

要略 jiu³ loek⁶ {yào lüè}

1. roughly
2. outline
3. summary

要路 jiu³ lou⁶ {yào lù}

1. important road
2. main thoroughfare
3. fig. key position

要嘛 jiu³ maa³ {yào ma}

1. either ...
2. or ...

要聞〔-闻〕 jiu³ man⁴ {yào wén}

1. important news story
2. headline

要命 jiu³ meng⁶ {yào mìng}

1. to cause sb's death
2. very
3. extremely
4. frightening
5. annoying

要麼〔-么〕 jiu³ mo¹ {yào me}

1. or
2. either one or the other

要務〔-务〕 jiu³ mou⁶ {yào wù}

1. key task
2. important affair

要目 jiu³ muk⁶ {yào mù}

1. important substance (of a document)
2. key section

要死 jiu³ sei² {yào sǐ}

1. extremely
2. awfully

要事 jiu³ si⁶ {yào shì}

important matter

要是 jiu³ si⁶ {yào shi}

if

要素 jiu³ sou³ {yào sù}

1. essential factor
2. key constituent

要樞〔-枢〕 jiu³ syu¹ {yào shū}

1. important traffic hub
2. key crossroad

要說〔-说〕 jiu³ syut³ {yào shuō}

1. as for
2. when it comes to

要圖〔-图〕 jiu³ tou⁴ {yào tú}

1. main plan
2. important program

要暈〔-晕〕 jiu³ wan⁴ {yāo yūn}

1. confused
2. dazed

要津 jiu³ zeon¹ {yào jīn}

key post

要之 jiu³ zi¹ {yào zhī}

1. in brief
2. in a word

要子 jiu³ zi² {yào zi}

straw rope

要旨 jiu³ zi² {yào zhǐ}

1. the gist (of a text or argument)
2. the main points

要職〔-职〕 jiu³ zik¹ {yào zhí}

1. key job
2. important position

要賬〔-账〕 jiu³ zoeng³ {yào zhàng}

1. to demand repayment
2. to collect debt

要不得 jiu³ bat¹ dak¹ {yào bu de}

1. intolerable
2. unacceptable

要不然 jiu³ bat¹ jin⁴ {yào bù rán}

1. otherwise
2. or else
3. or

要不是 jiu³ bat¹ si⁶ {yào bu shì}

1. if it were not for
2. but for

要樣兒〔-样儿〕 jiu³ joeng⁶ ji⁴ {yào yàng r}

1. appearance
2. manner

要面子 jiu³ min⁶ zi² {yào miàn zi}

1. to save one's face
2. to stay on one's dignity

要生要死 jiu³ sang¹ jiu³ sei² {yào shēng yào sǐ}

throwing emotions openly (spoken)

要加牛奶 jiu³ gaa¹ ngau⁴ naai⁵ {yào jiā niú nǎi}

1. with milk
2. white (of tea, coffee etc)

要言不煩〔---烦〕 jiu³ jin⁴ bat¹ faan⁴ {yào yán bù fán}

1. to explain in simple terms
2. succinct
3. concise

要死不活 jiu³ sei² bat¹ wut⁶ {yào sǐ bù huó}

1. half dead
2. more dead than alive

要死要活 jiu³ sei² jiu³ wut⁶ {yào sǐ yào huó}

1. desperate
2. matter of life or death

要頸唔要命〔-颈---〕 jiu³ geng² m⁴ jiu³ meng⁶ {yào jǐng ń yào mìng}

be obstinate in doing something without any regards to the cost or consequences

要靚唔要命〔-靓---〕 jiu³ leng³ m⁴ jiu³ meng⁶ {yào jìng ń yào mìng}

To describe someone who is willing to sacrifice their health and risk their life for beauty

要風得風，要雨得雨〔-风-风-----〕 jiu³ fung¹ dak¹ fung¹, jiu³ jyu⁵ dak¹ jyu⁵ {yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔ}

1. to get whatever one wants
2. to have everything going one's way