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求

To request in Chinese: 要求 (yāo qiú)

yāo qiú

to request

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to request
  2. 2to require
  3. 3requirement
  4. 4to stake a claim
  5. 5to ask
  6. 6to demand

Stroke order

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要
求

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄠ

yāo

ㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄑㄧㄡˊ

qiú

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我要求她离去。

    wǒ yāo qiú tā lí qù。

    I demanded that she should go.

  • 他的要求如下。

    tā de yāo qiú rú xià。

    His request is as follows.

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Related words

要

yào

to want

求

qiú

to seek

需要

xū yào

to need

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

请求

qǐng qiú

to request

要不

yào bù

otherwise

要是

yào shi

(coll.) if

征求

zhēng qiú

to solicit

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