必 要 bì yào necessary / essential / indispensable / required 要 点 yào diǎn main point / essential 必 备 bì bèi essential 必 需 bì xū to need / to require / essential / indispensable 必 不 可 少 bì bù kě shǎo absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential 必 需 品 bì xū pǐn necessity / essential (thing) 至 关 重 要 zhì guān zhòng yào extremely important / vital / crucial / essential 切 要 qiè yào essential / extremely important 不 可 少 bù kě shǎo indispensable / essential 重 头 zhòng tóu main / most important / essential 主 流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) 要 素 yào sù essential factor / key constituent 纲 要 gāng yào outline / essential points 精 油 jīng yóu essential oil 切 切 qiè qiè urgently / eagerly / worried / (urge sb to) be sure to / it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction) 可 有 可 无 kě yǒu kě wú not essential / dispensable 闪 光 点 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point 赖 氨 酸 lài ān suān lysine (Lys), an essential amino acid 蛋 氨 酸 dàn ān suān methionine (Met), an essential amino acid 因 噎 废 食 yīn yē fèi shí lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk 精 氨 酸 jīng ān suān argnine (Arg), an essential amino acid 色 氨 酸 sè ān suān tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid 苏 氨 酸 sū ān suān threonine (Thr), an essential amino acid 卟 啉 bǔ lín porphyrin (organic chemical essential to hemoglobin and chlorophyll) (loanword) 亮 氨 酸 liàng ān suān leucine (Leu), an essential amino acid 组 氨 酸 zǔ ān suān histidine (His), an essential amino acid 异 亮 氨 酸 yì liàng ān suān isoleucine (Ile), an essential amino acid 醍 tí essential oil of butter 本 性 难 移 běn xìng nán yí It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are. / Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23) 万 不 得 已 wàn bù dé yǐ only when absolutely essential (idiom) / as a last resort 人 精 rén jīng sophisticate / man with extensive experience / child prodigy / Wunderkind (i.e. brilliant child) / spirit within a person (i.e. blood and essential breath 血氣|血气 / of TCM) 甲 硫 氨 酸 jiǎ liú ān suān methionine (Met), an essential amino acid 神 髓 shén suǐ lit. spirit and marrow / the essential character 缬 氨 酸 xié ān suān valine (Val), an essential amino acid 苯 丙 氨 酸 běn bǐng ān suān phenylalanine (Phe), an essential amino acid 贾 思 勰 Jiǎ Sī xié Jia Sixie, sixth century writer and author of agricultural encyclopedia Essential skill to benefit the people 齊民要術|齐民要术[Qi2 min2 Yao4 shu4] 风 油 精 fēng yóu jīng essential balm containing menthol, eucalyptus oil etc, used as a mosquito repellant 齐 民 要 术 Qí mín Yào shù Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[Jia3 Si1 xie2] 基 本 服 务 一 揽 子 方 桉 Essential Services Package 区 域 间 必 需 药 品 方 桉 Interregional programme for essential drugs 必 需 药 品 行 动 纲 领 Action Programme on Essential Drugs 基 本 平 衡 jī běn píng héng essential parity 必 需 药 品 和 疫 苗 行 动 纲 领 Action Programme on Essential Drugs and Vaccines 基 本 立 法 联 合 委 员 会 Joint Commission on Essential Legislation 阿 富 汗 妇 女 基 本 权 利 宣 言 Declaration of the Essential Rights of Afghan Women 恢 复 萨 拉 热 窝 基 本 公 用 事 业 行 动 计 划 Plan of Action to Restore Essential Public Services in Sarajevo 必 要 工 作 人 员 essential staff / critical staff 直 接 和 重 要 军 事 支 援 设 施 direct and essential military support facilities 坦 桑 尼 亚 基 本 卫 生 措 施 项 目 tǎn sāng ní yà jī běn wèi shēng cuò shī xiàng mù Tanzania Essential Health Interventions Project 必 要 技 术 essential technology 维 持 和 平 利 用 外 层 空 间 必 要 条 件 研 讨 会 Symposium on Conditions Essential for Maintaining Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes 必 需 药 品 方 桉 Essential Drugs Programme 必 需 药 品 价 目 表 essential drugs price list 必 需 药 品 包 essential drug kit 必 需 药 品 示 范 表 model list of essential drugs 必 需 药 品 essential drugs 基 本 化 学 品 essential chemical 基 本 设 备 清 单 essential equipment list 基 本 学 习 用 品 包 Essential Learning Package 儿 童 和 母 亲 必 需 药 品 方 桉 Programme of Essential Medicines for Children and Their Mothers 务 期 wù qī it is essential to (complete a project on time, be thorough etc)