要 yào to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important syn 问题 問題 wèn tí question / problem / issue / topic / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 重要 zhòng yào important / significant / major syn 发 發 fā to send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money / classifier for gunshots (rounds) syn 提 tí to carry (hanging down from the hand) / to lift / to put forward / to mention / to raise (an issue) / upwards character stroke / lifting brush stroke (in painting) / scoop for measuring liquid syn 伟大 偉大 wěi dà huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc) syn 做出 zuò chū to put out / to issue 提出 tí chū to raise (an issue) / to propose / to put forward / to suggest / to post (on a website) / to withdraw (cash) 重点 重點 zhòng diǎn important point / main point / focus / key (project etc) / to focus on / to put the emphasis on syn 没事儿 沒事兒 méi shì r to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind syn 发出 發出 fā chū to issue (an order, decree etc) / to send out / to dispatch / to produce (a sound) / to let out (a laugh) syn 重大 zhòng dà great / important / major / significant syn 没事 沒事 méi shì it's not important / it's nothing / never mind / to have nothing to do / to be free / to be all right (out of danger or trouble) syn 发表 發表 fā biǎo to issue / to publish syn 作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract syn 发送 發送 fā sòng to transmit / to dispatch / to issue (an official document or credential) syn 计 計 jì to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge syn 发布 發布 fā bù to release / to issue / to announce / to distribute syn 发给 發給 fā gěi to issue / to grant / to distribute syn 口径 口徑 kǒu jìng bore / caliber / diameter / aperture / (fig.) stance (on an issue) / version (of events) / account / narrative / line syn 回避 迴避 huí bì to shun / to avoid (sb) / to skirt / to evade (an issue) / to step back / to withdraw / to recuse (a judge etc) syn 首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance syn 下令 xià lìng to give an order / to issue an order syn 发行 發行 fā xíng to publish / to issue / to release / to distribute syn 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important / urgent syn 散发 散發 sàn fā to distribute / to emit / to issue syn 算数 算數 suàn shù to count numbers / to keep to one's word / to hold (i.e. to remain valid) / to count (i.e. to be important) syn 围绕 圍繞 wéi rào to revolve around / to center on (an issue) syn 签证 簽證 qiān zhèng visa / to issue a visa syn 重量级 重量級 zhòng liàng jí (sports) heavyweight class / (fig.) important / major / prominent / influential 看重 kàn zhòng to regard as important / to value syn 颁发 頒發 bān fā to issue / to promulgate / to award syn 下达 下達 xià dá to transmit to lower levels / to issue (a command, decree etc) 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 特辑 特輯 tè jí special collection / special issue / album syn 签发 簽發 qiān fā to issue (a document) / to sign and issue officially 精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn 课题 課題 kè tí task / problem / issue syn 酝酿 醞釀 yùn niàng (of alcohol) to ferment / (of a crisis) to be brewing / to mull over (an issue) / to hold exploratory discussions syn 莫大 mò dà greatest / most important syn 首发 首發 shǒu fā first issue / first public showing 架势 架勢 jià shi attitude / position (on an issue etc) syn 要事 yào shì important matter syn 自命不凡 zì mìng bù fán to think too much of oneself / self-important / arrogant syn 议题 議題 yì tí topic of discussion / topic / subject / issue (under discussion) / CL:項|项[xiang4] 颁布 頒布 bān bù to issue / to proclaim / to enact (laws, decrees etc) syn 侍从 侍從 shì cóng to serve (an important personage) / attendant / retainer syn 症结 癥結 zhēng jié hard lump in the abdomen (in Chinese medicine) / crux of an issue / main point in an argument / sticking point / deadlock in negotiations syn 公馆 公館 gōng guǎn residence (of sb rich or important) / mansion syn 要闻 要聞 yào wén important news story / headline 重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position syn 发令 發令 fā lìng to issue an order syn 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn 下行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom syn 要务 要務 yào wù key task / important affair 要人 yào rén important person syn 提法 tí fǎ wording (of a proposal) / formulation / viewpoint (on an issue) / (one of eight methods of bonesetting in TCM) restoring the part displaced by a fracture to its correct position by lifting syn 轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority syn 做文章 zuò wén zhāng to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance 政要 zhèng yào important political leader / government dignitary syn 出具 chū jù to issue (document, certificate etc) / to provide syn 吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important syn 忍辱负重 忍辱負重 rěn rǔ fù zhòng to endure humiliation as part of an important mission (idiom) / to suffer in silence 大将军 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn important general / generalissimo syn 要件 yào jiàn key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone 枝节 枝節 zhī jié branches and knots / fig. side issue / minor peripheral problem syn 显要 顯要 xiǎn yào prominent / eminent / important person / notable / dignitary syn 避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn 事过境迁 事過境遷 shì guò jìng qiān The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom). / It is water under the bridge. syn 周公 zhōu gōng Duke of Zhou (11th c. BC), son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2], played an important role as regent in founding the Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], and is also known as the "God of Dreams" 保驾 保駕 bǎo jià (in former times) to escort the emperor (or other important personage) / (nowadays) to escort sb (usually jocular) syn 创刊号 創刊號 chuàng kān hào first issue 讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn important matter that must be kept secret (idiom) / don't breathe a word of it to anyone! syn 顽疾 頑疾 wán jí stubborn illness / chronic disease / fig. deep-seated problem / systemic issue 刊号 刊號 kān hào issue number (of a magazine etc) 本题 本題 běn tí the subject under discussion / the point at issue syn 高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few) syn 配发 配發 pèi fā to issue / to distribute / to publish along with 郁结 鬱結 yù jié to suffer from pent-up frustrations / mental knot / emotional issue syn 持重 chí zhòng prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office syn 最重要 zuì zhòng yào most important / key 非常重要 fēi cháng zhòng yào very important 有意义 有意義 yǒu yì yì to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting 下发 下發 xià fā to issue (a memorandum etc) to lower levels / to distribute (e.g. disaster relief to victims) syn 认购 認購 rèn gòu to undertake to purchase sth / to subscribe (to share issue) 解决办法 解決辦法 jiě jué bàn fǎ solution / method to settle an issue 订票 訂票 dìng piào to book tickets / to issue tickets 安全问题 安全問題 ān quán wèn tí safety issue / security issue 大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 发卡 發卡 fā kǎ to issue a card / (slang) to reject a guy or a girl / to chuck syn 楚国 楚國 chǔ guó the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei 主次 zhǔ cì the important and the less important / primary and secondary syn 重臣 zhòng chén important minister / major figure in government syn 贺龙 賀龍 hè lóng He Long (1896-1969), important communist military leader, died from persecution during the Cultural Revolution 舍人 shè rén ancient office title / rich and important person 公案 gōng àn judge's desk / complex legal case / contentious issue / koan (Zen Buddhism) syn 织田信长 織田信長 zhī tián xìn cháng ODA Nobunaga (1534-1582), Japanese shogun (warlord), played an important role in unifying Japan 鼎鼎 dǐng dǐng great / very important 