要

To want in Chinese: 要 (yào)

yào

to want

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to want; to need; to ask for
  2. 2will; shall; about to
  3. 3need to; should
  4. 4if (same as 是)
  5. 5(bound form) important

Stroke order

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要

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄠˋ

yào

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 不要担心。

    bú yào dān xīn。

    Don't worry.

  • 我要走了。

    wǒ yào zǒu le。

    I'm going to go.

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Related words

需要

xū yào

to need

要求

yāo qiú

to request

重要

zhòng yào

important

主要

zhǔ yào

main

只要

zhǐ yào

if only

必要

bì yào

necessary

次要

cì yào

secondary

要不

yào bù

otherwise

要是

yào shi

(coll.) if

不要

bù yào

don't!

就要

jiù yào

will

快要

kuài yào

nearly at the point of (doing sth)

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