一定要

一

yi̅

定

dìng

要

yào

must

Characters and words in 一定要

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

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Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

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一

yi̅

定

dìng

surely / certainly / necessarily / fixed / a certain (extent etc) / given / particular / must

定

dìng = di + (e)ng4

to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order

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定 = 宀 + 下 + 人 : "to fix": duct tape. Somebody wanted to tease Dorothy Gale and taped a graduation cap to her head. Neanderthal Man tries to help her by levering the cap off with a ladder in the engine's bathroom.

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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

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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

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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

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