偏要 meaning in English

piānyào

to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything

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Meaning of 偏要

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

piānyào
  1. to insist on doing sth
  2. must do it, despite everything

偏要 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

薛xuē偏piān要yào在zài床chuáng上shàng看kàn电diàn视shì。
Xue insists on watching TV in bed.

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偏 piān · to lean · 11 strokes

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要 yào · to want · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 偏要.

重要zhòngyàoimportant; significant; major
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
只要zhǐyàoso long as; provided; if
就要jiùyàowill; shall
要求yāoqiúto request; to require
主要zhǔyàomain; principal; major; primary
快要kuàiyàonearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
需要xūyàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
要是yàoshi(coll.) if
必要bìyàonecessary; essential
不要紧bùyàojǐnunimportant; not serious
将要jiāngyàowill; shall

Questions about 偏要

What does 偏要 mean?

偏要 (piānyào) means "to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything".

How do you write 偏要?

偏要 is made of 2 characters: 偏 (11 strokes), 要 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.