切要

qièyào
  1. essential
  2. extremely important

CEDICT

  1. precise and to the point
  2. vital; indispensable

Wiktionary

  1. 重点。
  2. 急切重要。
  3. 确切扼要。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 切 qiè
  1. definitely; absolutely (not)
  2. (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!
  3. to grind
  4. (bound form) close to
  5. (bound form) eager
  6. to correspond to
  7. (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 fǎnqiè system should be applied to the previous two characters)
2 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important

Related entries

必备 bìbèi essential
熱水袋真是冬日必備好物！

A hot water bottle is something you must buy to prepare for the winter months.

Source: Tatoeba

必要 bìyào
  1. necessary
  2. essential
  3. indispensable
  4. required
沒必要擔心。

There's no reason to be alarmed.

Source: Tatoeba

必需品 bìxūpǐn
  1. necessity
  2. essential (thing)
要点 yàodiǎn
  1. main point
  2. essential
你要点菜吗？

Would you like to order?

Source: Tatoeba

必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo
  1. absolutely necessary
  2. indispensable
  3. essential
汤姆是必不可少的。

Tom is indispensable.

Source: Tatoeba

必需 bìxū
  1. to need
  2. to require
  3. essential
  4. indispensable
你必需马上去那儿。

It is necessary for you to go there immediately.

Source: Tatoeba

至关重要 zhìguānzhòngyào
  1. extremely important
  2. vital
  3. crucial
  4. essential
摩天大厦里的电梯是至关重要的。

The elevators in a skyscraper are vital systems.

Source: Tatoeba

非同小可 fēitóngxiǎokě
  1. extremely important
  2. no small matter