yáo 遥 ADJ faraway
yáokòng 遥控 V remote control 遥控器 yáokòngqì (a device of) remote control
yáoyuǎn 遥远 [comp: 遥 faraway + 远 distant] ADJ faraway, remote, distant
yǎo 咬 V bite ■ 我给蚊子咬了一口。Wǒ gěi wénzi yǎole yì kǒu. I was bitten by a mosquito.
yǎo yá qiè chǐ 咬牙切齿 V gnash one’s teeth in rage or hatred
yào 药 TRAD 藥 N medicine, drug ■ 这种药你一天 吃两次，每次吃一片。Zhè zhǒng yào nǐ yì tiān chī
liǎng cì, měi cì chī yí piàn. You should take this medicine twice a day, one pill each time. ■ 现在还
没有药治这种病。Xiànzài hái méiyǒu yào zhì zhè zhǒng bìng. At present there is no medicine
that cures this disease. 草药 cǎoyào herbal medicine / 吃药 chī yào take medicine / 配药 pèi yào fill a
prescription / 西药 xīyào Western medicine / 中药 zhōngyào traditional Chinese medicine
yàofāng 药方 N prescription 开药方 kāi yàofāng write a prescription
yàofáng 药房 N pharmacist’s, pharmacy
yàopiàn 药片 N pill
yàoshuǐ 药水 N liquid medicine
yào 要 ¹ I want, ask for, would like ■ 我要一间 安静的房间。Wǒ yào yì jiān ānjìng de fángjiān. I
want a quiet room. ■ 我哥哥要我问你好。Wǒ gēge yào wǒ wèn nǐ hǎo. My brother asked me to
give you his regards. II MODAL V should, must ■ 你 想学好中文，就要多听，多讲。Nǐ xiǎng
xuéhǎo Zhōngwén, jiù yào duō tīng, duō jiǎng. If you want to learn Chinese well, you should listen
more and speak more.
yào 要 ² ADJ important, essential
yàobu 要不 CONJ otherwise, or else
yàoburán 要不然 same as 要不 yàobu
yàodiǎn 要点 [modif: 要 important + 点 point] N key point, major point
yàojǐn 要紧 ADJ important, urgent, serious ■ 考 试的时候，最要紧的是看清考题。 Kǎoshì de shíhou,
zuì yàojǐn de shì kànqīng kǎotí. The most important thing at examinations is to understand the
question clearly. 不要紧 búyàojǐn it doesn’t matter ■“对不起。” “不要紧。” “Duìbuqǐ.”
“Búyàojǐn.” “I’m sorry.” “It doesn’t matter.”
yàomìng 要命 ADJ extreme ■ 我这两天忙得要命。 Wǒ zhè liǎng tiān máng de yàomìng. I’m extremely
busy these days.
yàoshì 要是 CONJ if ■ 要是你明天不能来，请给 我打个电话。Yàoshì nǐ míngtiān bù néng lái, qǐng
gěi wǒ dǎ ge diànhuà. If you’re not able to come tomorrow, please give me a call.
NOTE: Both 如果 rúguǒ and 要是 yàoshì mean if. While 如果 rúguǒ is for general use, 要是 yàoshì is a
colloquialism.yàosù 要素 N essential element
yào 耀 V shine, dazzle
yàoyǎn 耀眼 [v+obj: 耀 dazzle + 眼 the eyes] V dazzling
yào 钥 TRAD 鑰 See yàoshi 钥匙
yàoshi 钥匙 N key (把 bǎ) ■ 钥匙一定要放好。 Yàoshi yídìng yào fànghǎo. You must keep the keys in
a safe place.
yé 爷 TRAD 爺 N paternal grandfather
yéye 爷爷 N same as 祖父 zǔfù. Used in colloquial Chinese.
yě 也 I ADV also, too ■ 我喜欢打球，也喜欢游泳。 Wǒ xǐhuan dǎ qiú, yě xĭhuan yóuyǒng. I like ball
games, and I also like swimming. ■ 你想去北京学 习，我也想去北京学习。Nǐ xiǎng qù Běijīng
xuéxí, wǒ yě xiǎng qù Běijǐng xuéxí. You want to study in Beijing, so do I. II CONJ neither, nor ■ 你
没有看过这 个电影，我也没看过这个电影。 Nǐ méiyǒu kànguo zhège diànyǐng, wǒ yě méi
kànguo zhège diànyǐng. You haven’t seen this movie, nor have I.
yěxǔ 也许 ADV perhaps, maybe ■ 天上有大块的云， 也许会下雨。Tiān shang yǒu dà kuài de yún,