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 重要 zhòng yào important / significant / major syn 道 dào road / path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]) / (bound form) way / reason / principle / (bound form) a skill / an art / a specialization / (Daoism) the Way / the Dao / to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel) / (bound form) to express / to extend (polite words) / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division) syn 伟大 偉大 wěi dà huge / great / grand / worthy of the greatest admiration / important (contribution etc) syn 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 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 道路 dào lù road / path / way / CL:條|条[tiao2] syn 计 計 jì to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge syn 轨道 軌道 guǐ dào track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital syn 首要 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance syn 爱河 愛河 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism) 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important / urgent 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 重量级 重量級 zhòng liàng jí (sports) heavyweight class / (fig.) important / major / prominent / influential 路程 lù chéng route / path traveled / distance traveled / course (of development) syn 看重 kàn zhòng to regard as important / to value syn 事迹 事跡 shì jì deed / past achievement / important event of the past syn 挡路 擋路 dǎng lù to be in the way / to block the path syn 行径 行徑 xíng jìng (usu. pejorative) conduct / behavior / act / path / trail syn 精华 精華 jīng huá best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul syn 路径 路徑 lù jìng path / route / method / ways and means syn 重蹈覆辙 重蹈覆轍 chóng dǎo fù zhé lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) / fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past / to repeat a disastrous mistake syn 走道 zǒu dào pavement / sidewalk / path / walk / footpath / aisle syn 开路 開路 kāi lù to open up a path / to make one's way through / to construct a road / (electricity) open circuit syn 莫大 mò dà greatest / most important syn 路途 lù tú (lit. and fig.) road / path 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 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded / free-flowing / straight path / unclogged / move without obstruction syn 正道 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) syn 何去何从 何去何從 hé qù hé cóng what course to follow / what path to take syn 侍从 侍從 shì cóng to serve (an important personage) / attendant / retainer syn 感化 gǎn huà corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example syn 公馆 公館 gōng guǎn residence (of sb rich or important) / mansion syn 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 覆辙 覆轍 fù zhé the tracks of a cart that overturned / (fig.) a path that led to failure in the past syn 要闻 要聞 yào wén important news story / headline 重用 zhòng yòng to put in an important position syn 非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě extremely important / no small matter syn 要务 要務 yào wù key task / important affair 探路 tàn lù to find a path syn 要人 yào rén important person syn 拦路 攔路 lán lù to block sb's path / to waylay 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 独木桥 獨木橋 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path 蹊径 蹊徑 xī jìng path / (fig.) way syn 走势 走勢 zǒu shì tendency / trend / path syn 正路 zhèng lù (lit. and fig.) the right way / the correct path / the proper course syn 政要 zhèng yào important political leader / government dignitary syn 险阻 險阻 xiǎn zǔ dangerous and difficult (path) syn 坡道 pō dào road on a slope / inclined path / ramp 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 邪路 xié lù deviant path / evil ways syn 大将军 大將軍 dà jiāng jūn important general / generalissimo syn 疏导 疏導 shū dǎo to dredge / to open up a path for / to remove obstructions / to clear the way / to enlighten / persuasion syn 另起炉灶 另起爐灶 lìng qǐ lú zào lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom) / to start from scratch / back to square one / to start of on a new path syn 要件 yào jiàn key document / important condition / criterion / requirement / requisite / cornerstone 狭路相逢 狹路相逢 xiá lù xiāng féng lit. to meet face to face on a narrow path (idiom) / fig. enemies or rivals meet face to face syn 显要 顯要 xiǎn yào prominent / eminent / important person / notable / dignitary syn 甬道 yǒng dào walled-in path / paved pathway / canopied passageway / corridor / tunnel syn 歧路 qí lù divergent path / (fig.) wrong path syn 下坡路 xià pō lù downhill road / (fig.) downhill path 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 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 安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng (idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life syn 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 高居 gāo jū to stand above / to occupy an important position / to rank (among the top few) syn 白道 bái dào (astronomy) the moon's path around the earth / legitimate, lawful activities (contrasted with 黑道[hei1dao4]) / law-abiding citizenry 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 持重 chí zhòng prudent / cautious / to be in charge of ritual ceremonies / to hold an important office syn 墓道 mù dào path leading to a grave / tomb passage / aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb 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 大牌 dà pái strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important 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 步道 bù dào walking path / pathway 主次 zhǔ cì the important and the less important / primary and secondary syn 重蹈 chóng dǎo (fig.) to follow (a path that has proved ill-advised) syn 重臣 zhòng chén important minister / major figure in government syn 血路 xuè lù desperate getaway (from a battlefield) / to cut a bloody path out of a battlefield 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 孤家寡人 gū jiā guǎ rén one who is cut off from others (idiom) / one who has chosen to follow a solitary path / (can also be an indirect way of referring to an unmarried person) 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 白帝城 bái dì chéng Baidi town in Chongqing 重慶|重庆, north of the Changjiang, an important tourist attraction 拿大 ná dà to put on airs / self-important / high and mighty 祭酒 jì jiǔ to offer a libation / person who performs the libation before a banquet / senior member of a profession / important government post in imperial China 死要面子 sǐ yào miàn zi to regard face as all-important / to consider loss of face unthinkable 重典 zhòng diǎn important classic text / severe laws 荣毅仁 榮毅仁 róng yì rén Rong Yiren (1916-2005), PRC Vice President from 1993-1998, played an important role in opening Chinese economy to Western investors 白崇禧 bái chóng xǐ Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949 从略 從略 cóng lüè to omit (less important details etc) syn 