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要

yào

to want; to need; to ask for

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Meaning of 要 in English

yàoHSK 1verbSyllabus #252
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5])
  5. (bound form) important

Example sentences

  1. 为什么我们不能要比萨？
    wèi shén me wǒ men bù néng yào bǐ sà？
    Why can't we have pizza?
    Tatoeba #5576831 by verdastelo9604 · #4350119 by Tjagotje · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 我为什么一定要那么做？
    wǒ wèi shén me yí dìng yào nà me zuò？
    Why do I have to do that?
    Tatoeba #335491 by fucongcong · #36059 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你要做的只是坐在这儿。
    nǐ yào zuò de zhǐ shì zuò zài zhè ér。
    All you have to do is sit here.
    Tatoeba #1358691 by sadhen · #1013340 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 要

不要HSK 1快要HSK 2需要HSK 3要求HSK 3只要HSK 3重要HSK 3主要HSK 3将要HSK 4要是HSK 4必要HSK 5

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