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要
yào
1.
important
2.
vital
3.
to want
4.
to ask for
5.
will
6.
going to (as future auxiliary)
7.
may
8.
must
9.
(used in a comparison) must be
10.
probably
11.
if
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)
今年放假我又回不了家了，这次我父母又要失望了。你有什么计划？
Jīnnián fàngjià wǒ yòu huí bùliǎo jiā le, zhè cì wǒ fùmǔ yòu yào shīwàng le. Nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà?
This year during the holidays I can’t go home again, and this time my parents will be disappointed again. Do you have any plans?
Text 3
先生，请坐！您要什么？
Xiānshēng, qǐng zuò! Nín yào shénme?
Sir, please have a seat! What would you like?
Text 3
那份调查还要多长时间才能做完？
Nà fèn diàochá hái yào duō cháng shíjiān cáinéng zuò wán?
How much longer will it take to finish that survey?
Text 2
当你认为自己在哪方面很优秀时，千万要冷静，不要骄傲。
Dāng nǐ rènwéi zìjǐ zài nǎ fāngmiàn hěn yōuxiù shí, qiānwàn yào lěngjìng, búyào jiāo'ào.
When you think you are excellent in some area, be sure to stay calm and do not be arrogant.
Text 5
别看报纸了，医生说你要多休息。
Bié kàn bàozhǐ le, yīshēng shuō nǐ yào duō xiūxi.
Stop reading the newspaper; the doctor said you need more rest.
Text 2
这个笔记本电脑我去年买的时候要五千块左右，现在便宜多了。
Zhège bǐjìběn diànnǎo wǒ qùnián mǎi de shíhou yào wǔ qiān kuài zuǒyòu, xiànzài piányi duō le.
When I bought this laptop last year, it cost around five thousand yuan. It's much cheaper now.
Text 4
先生，我们店的行李箱都在这里，请问您要什么样的？
Xiānsheng, wǒmen diàn de xínglǐxiāng dōu zài zhèlǐ, qǐngwèn nín yào shénme yàng de?
Sir, all the suitcases in our store are here. What kind would you like?
Text 3
这是明天你出差要带的毛巾、牙膏和牙刷，把它们放到箱子里吧。
Zhè shì Míngtiān nǐ chūchāi yào dài de Máojīn, Yágāo hé Yáshuā, bǎ tāmen fàngdào Xiāngzi lǐ ba.
These are the towel, toothpaste, and toothbrush you need to bring for your business trip tomorrow. Put them in the suitcase.
Text 1
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- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 25
- Word Frequency Rank
- 17 of 84,292