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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
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 0% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

要
yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
HSK 2 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

不要
bùyào
don't!
主要
zhǔyào
main
HSK 3
偏要
piānyào
to insist on doing sth
切要
qièyào
essential
势要
shìyào
influential figure
只要
zhǐyào
if only
HSK 4
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
HSK 5
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
HSK 6
政要
zhèngyào
important political leader
会要
huìyào
dynastic records of imperial China

Example Sentences (10)

我们要不要买几个新的椅子？
Wǒmen yào bú yào mǎi jǐ gè xīn de yǐzi?
Shall we buy a few new chairs?
Text 3
我要跟周经理去外地办事，明天的飞机。
Wǒ yào gēn zhōu jīnglǐ qù wàidì bànshì, míngtiān de fēijī.
I'm going out of town with Manager Zhou on business. The flight is tomorrow.
Text 2
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
天阴了，我要回家了。
Tiān yīn le, wǒ yào huí jiā le.
It's cloudy; I'm going home now.
Text 4
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
这个地方每年夏天都要举行一次啤酒节。
Zhège dìfāng měinián xiàtiān dōu yào jǔxíng yí cì píjiǔjié.
This place holds a beer festival once every summer.
Text 4
但是你知道怎么运动吗？第一，要选择“对”的时间。
Dànshì nǐ zhīdao zěnme yùndòng ma? Dì yī,yào xuǎnzé "duì" de shíjiān.
But do you know how to exercise? First, choose the 'right' time.
Text 4
是，昨天去看了看，今天又去看了看，明天还要再去看看。
Shì, zuótiān qù kàn le kàn, jīntiān yòu qù kàn le kàn, míngtiān hái yào zài qù kàn kan.
Yes, I went to take a look yesterday, I went to take a look again today, and I will go take another look tomorrow.
Text 1
是啊，我每天早上都要出去跑步。
Shì a, wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào chūqù pǎobù.
Yeah, I go out for a run every morning.
Text 1

Alternate Entries

要
yāo
to demand / to request / to coerce
HSK 2

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
25
Word Frequency Rank
17 of 84,292