要 yào, yāo
HSK 2 character · 9 strokes · radical 襾
Meanings
- to want; to need; to ask for
- will; shall; about to
- need to; should
- if (same as 要是)
- (bound form) important
- (bound form) to demand; to coerce
Words with 要
- 要 yào: to want; to need; to ask for
- 需要 xū yào: to need; to want; to demand; to require
- 要求 yāo qiú: to request
- 重要 zhòng yào: important; significant; major
- 主要 zhǔ yào: main; principal; major; primary
- 只要 zhǐ yào: so long as; provided; if
Example sentences
不要动。
Don't move.
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他要钱。
He wants the money.
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要得。
It is feasible.
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Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).