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Meaning of 要

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Polyphone (多音字)HSK 2
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Ideographic:A woman with hands on her waist
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ ] west, western, westward
    • [ ] woman, girl; female
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1
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HSK 3 yào to need; to want; to demand; to require; requirement; need
重要HSK 3 zhòng yào important; significant; major
主要HSK 3 zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary
只要HSK 4 zhǐ yào if only; so long as
必要HSK 5 yào necessary; essential; indispensable; required
More:要* | *要 | *要*
2
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HSK 3 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HSK 5 běn yāo qiú a basic requirement; prerequisites
权利要求HSK 5 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.