大要

大

dà

要

yào

abstract / gist / main points

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大

dài = d + ai4

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

Add a new mnemonic for 大 = 一 + 人

大

dà = d + a4

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

Add a new mnemonic for 大 = 一 + 人

大 = 一 + 人 : The big (大), huge (大) robot (mnemonic symbol for 大) is working out in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He's lifting a flute (一) to which Don Quixote (d) and Neanderthal man (人) are clinging.

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要

ya̅o = y + ao1

to demand / to request / to coerce

Add a new mnemonic for 要 = 女 + 覀

要

yào = y + ao4

important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if

Add a new mnemonic for 要 = 女 + 覀

要 = 女 + 覀 : Bessie Coleman shows Maud Younger how to use a knuckle duster in the aorta's bathroom. She says it's very important and that Maud will have to get one herself.

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要

ya̅o = y + ao1

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

Add a new mnemonic for 要 = 女 + 覀

要

yào = y + ao4

to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important

Add a new mnemonic for 要 = 女 + 覀