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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)
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
概要
gàiyào
outline
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
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
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
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
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，请坐！您要什么？
Xiānshēng, qǐng zuò! Nín yào shénme?
Sir, please have a seat! What would you like?
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
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
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 2
- Character Frequency Rank
- 25
- Word Frequency Rank
- 17 of 84,292