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Meaning of 要

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Ideographic: A woman with hands on her waist
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  • Above to below
    • [ ] west, western, westward
    • [ ] woman, girl; female
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  • Pinyin: yào
    English Definition: important; vital; to want; to ask for; will; going to (as future auxiliary); may; must; (used in a comparison) must be; probably; if
    Chinese Definition:
    ①索取:要账。要价。
    ②希望,想:要强。要好。
    ③请求:她要我给她读报。
    ④重大,值得重视的:重要。要人。要领。纲要。要言不烦。
    ⑤应该,必须:须要。
    ⑥将(jiāng):将要。快要。
    ⑦如果,倘若:要是。
    ⑧表选择:要么。要不。要不然。

    Example Words:
    需要 yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; requirement; need
    重要 zhòng yào important; significant; major
    主要 zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary
    只要 zhǐ yào if only; so long as
    必要 yào necessary; essential; indispensable; required
    More: 要* | *要 | *要*
  • Pinyin: yāo
    English Definition: to demand; to request; to coerce
    Chinese Definition:
    ①求,有所倚仗而强求:要求。要挟。
    ②古同“腰”。
    ③古同“邀”,中途拦截。
    ④古同“邀”,约请。
    ⑤姓氏。

    Example Words:
    要求 yāo qiú to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; Classifiers:
    要挟 yāo xié to threaten; to blackmail
    要约 yāo yuè to restrict; to agree to a contract; offer; bid
    基本要求 běn yāo qiú a basic requirement; prerequisites
    权利要求 quán yāo qiú claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)
    More: 要* | *要 | *要*
Example Sentences
1
I want to go back.
2
I need a hand with this
3
I need to get a haircut.
4
Where are you going?
5
We are going to climb the mountain.