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要 yào

yào verb to want; to wish for
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 1; NCCED 2 '要' yào 1)
yào conjunction if
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (CED 3 '要' yào 1; Guoyu '要' conj; NCCED 3 '要' yào 1)
yào adverb to be about to; in the future
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 5; Guoyu '要' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '要' yào 3, pp. 534-535; NCCED 2 '要' yào 7)
yào auxiliary verb to want
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 3)
yāo noun a treaty
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 盟约 (Guoyu '要' yāo n 2)
yào verb to request
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 2; Guoyu '要' v 3; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 2, pp. 534-535; NCCED 2 '要' yào 4)
yào noun essential points; crux
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CED 1 '要' yào 2; Guoyu '要' n; Kroll 2015 '要' yào 1, pp. 534-535; NCCED 1 '要' yào 1)
yāo noun waist
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As a variant of 腰 (Guoyu '要' yāo n 1; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 1, pp. 534-535)
yāo verb to cinch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 1a, pp. 534-535)
yāo noun waistband
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 1b, pp. 534-535)
yāo proper noun Yao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo n 3)
yāo verb to pursue; to seek; to strive for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 2b, pp. 534-535)
yāo verb to force; to coerce; to threaten; to compell; to intimidate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo v 4; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 3, pp. 534-535; NCCED '要' yāo 2)
yāo verb to obstruct; to intercept
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo v 5; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 4, pp. 534-535)
yāo verb to agree with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo v 1; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 5, pp. 534-535)
yāo verb to invite; to welcome
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '要' yāo v 2; Kroll 2015 '要' yāo 6, pp. 534-535)
yào verb to summarize
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '要' yào 2, pp. 534-535)
yào verb essential; important
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CED 1 '要' yào 1; Guoyu '要' adj 1; NCCED 1 '要' yào 2)
yào verb to desire
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 1; NCCED 2 '要' yào 2)
yào verb to demand
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Guoyu '要' v 1; NCCED 2 '要' yào 3)
yào verb to need
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: To need something that one already has (CED 2 '要' yào 6; Guoyu '要' v 2; NCCED 2 '要' yào 5)
yào verb should; must
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CED 2 '要' yào 4; Guoyu '要' adv 2; NCCED 2 '要' yào 6)
yào verb might
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used in comparison (CED 2 '要' yào 7; NCCED 2 '要' yào 8)
yào conjunction or
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 要不 (CED 2 '要' yào 2; Guoyu '要' conj 2; NCCED 3 '要' yào 2)
yào adverb necessarily; avaśyam
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: avaśyam, Japanese: you (BCSD '要', p. 1054; MW 'avaśyam'; SH '要', p. 314; Unihan '要')

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十不可求革新不可太伤人听发言不可太主观做决定不可太草率责备人不可太苛严要他好不可太为难用人才不可太傲慢被要求不可太执着对自己不可太宽容被汙衊不可太冲动受尊重不可太倨傲(十不可求革新不可太傷人聽發言不可太主觀做決定不可太草率責備人不可太苛嚴要他好不可太為難用人才不可太傲慢被要求不可太執著對自己不可太寬容被汙衊不可太衝動受尊重不可太倨傲) Ten Must Nots One must not burn bridges when pushing for reform. One must not be overly subjective during a meeting. One must not be hasty in decision-making. One must not be too strict when reprimanding others. One must not have overly high expectations in others. One must not be too arrogant to one's subordinates. One must not be too stubborn when under expectations. One must not be too lenient with oneself. One must not be too impulsive when slandered. One must not be too proud when respected.
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坐禅法要(坐禪法要) Essential Methods of Meditation

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Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 76
Scroll 5 Cheng Weishi Lun Liaoyi Deng 成唯識論了義燈 — count: 54
Scroll 1 Passing the Lamp to the Eastern Regions Catalog 東域傳燈目錄 — count: 54
Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 45
Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 44
Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 42
Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 42
Scroll 2 Cheng Weishi Lun Liaoyi Deng 成唯識論了義燈 — count: 40
Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Mi An 密菴和尚語錄 — count: 40
Scroll 7 Cheng Weishi Lun Liaoyi Deng 成唯識論了義燈 — count: 39

Collocations

说法要 (說法要) 向為汝等略說法要 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 1 — count: 27
得出要 (得出要) 最為真正可得出要 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 20
要令 (要令) 先立要令 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 15
要界 (要界) 謂五出要界 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 15
今要 (今要) 我今要當作是念 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 11
要当作 (要當作) 我今要當作是念 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 11
要法 (要法) 知出要法 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 8
要受 (要受) 樂出要受 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 17 — count: 8
要过 (要過) 此出要更無出要過其上 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 7
要语 (要語) 佛為眾人說法正化若干要語 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 6