to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[]) / (bound form) important
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(bound form) to demand; to coerce
to need; to want; to demand; to require / needs
don't!; must not
important; significant; major
so long as; provided; if
(coll.) if
or / either one or the other
necessary / essential / indispensable / required
will / shall / to be going to
main; principal; major; primary
summary / abstract
otherwise / or else / or
otherwise / or else / how about...? / either... (or...)
to cause sb's death / extremely; terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
important / urgent
vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial
main point / essential
stronghold / fort / fortification
nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
will / shall / to be going to
indifferent / insignificant
unimportant / not serious / it doesn't matter / never mind / it looks all right, but
the most important / of chief importance
extremely important / vital / crucial / essential
to be just about to / to be on the point of
importance
to have no sense of shame; shameless
to threaten / to blackmail
to be on good terms / to be close friends / striving for self-improvement
essential factor / key constituent
as for / when it comes to
to ask a price; to charge / (fig.) to attach conditions (in negotiations)
major criminal
important matter
if it were not for / but for
road hub / major crossroad
to beg (for food or money)
good / fine
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27