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要
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
不要
bùyào
don't!
主要
zhǔyào
main
偏要
piānyào
to insist on doing sth
切要
qièyào
essential
势要
shìyào
influential figure
只要
zhǐyào
if only
大要
dàyào
abstract
将要
jiāngyào
will
就要
jiùyào
will
待要
dàiyào
to be about to
得要
děiyào
to need
必要
bìyào
necessary
快要
kuàiyào
almost
急要
jíyào
urgent
想要
xiǎngyào
to want to
扼要
èyào
to the point
提要
tíyào
summary
摘要
zhāiyào
summary
政要
zhèngyào
important political leader
会要
huìyào
dynastic records of imperial China
Example Sentences (10)
你们的飞机到北京要几个小时?
Nǐmen de fēijī dào běijīng yào jǐ gè xiǎoshí?
How many hours does your plane take to get to Beijing?
Text 3
我要去北京旅游,你觉得什么时候去最好?
Wǒ yào qù běijīng lǚyóu, nǐ juéde shénme shíhou qù zuì hǎo?
I want to travel to Beijing. When do you think is the best time to go?
Text 1
明天又要带我儿子去医院打针,想想我就头疼。他就怕打针,每次打针都哭得特别厉害。
Míngtiān yòu yào dài wǒ érzi qù yīyuàn dǎzhēn, xiǎngxiǎng wǒ jiù tóuténg. Tā jiù pà dǎzhēn, měicì dǎzhēn dōu kū de tèbié lìhai.
Tomorrow I have to take my son to the hospital for a shot again, and just thinking about it gives me a headache. He's afraid of shots; every time he gets a shot, he cries really hard.
Text 3
很远,坐公共汽车要一个多小时呢!
Hěn yuǎn, zuò gōng gòng qì chē yào yí gè duō xiǎo shí ne!
It's very far; it takes over an hour by bus!
Text 3
昨天一个外地的好朋友打电话说要来旅游,让我当导游,我实在不好意思拒绝。
Zuótiān yí gè wàidì de hǎo péngyǒu dǎ diànhuà shuō yào lái lǚyóu, ràng wǒ dāng dǎoyóu, wǒ shízài bù hǎoyìsī jùjué.
Yesterday, a good friend from out of town called to say they wanted to come for some sightseeing and asked me to be the tour guide; I really was too embarrassed to refuse.
Text 3
下个星期我要去北京,今天过吧。
xià gè xīngqī wǒ yào qù běijīng, jīntiān guò ba.
I'm going to Beijing next week, let's do it today.
Text 4
谢谢,我要吃药,不喝茶了。
Xièxie, wǒ yào chī yào, bù hē chá le.
Thanks, I need to take medicine, so I won't drink tea.
Text 1
你要自己照顾好自己,我已经给你准备好吃的和喝的了。
Nǐ yào zìjǐ zhàogù hǎo zìjǐ, wǒ yǐjīng gěi nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo chī de hé hē de le.
You need to take good care of yourself. I've already prepared food and drinks for you.
Text 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 25
- Word Frequency Rank
- 17 of 84,292