• 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	xū yào	to need; to want; to demand; to require; requirement; need	HSK 3
  重要	zhòng yào	important; significant; major	HSK 3
  主要	zhǔ yào	main; principal; major; primary	HSK 3
  只要	zhǐ yào	if only; so long as	HSK 4
  必要	bì yào	necessary; essential; indispensable; required	HSK 5

  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: 点	HSK 3
  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	jī běn yāo qiú	a basic requirement; prerequisites	HSK 5
  权利要求	quán lì yāo qiú	claim to rights (copyright, patent etc)	HSK 5

  More: 要* | *要 | *要*

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