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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
面试的时候，一定要对自己有信心，要相信自己的能力。
Miànshì de shíhou, yídìng yào duì zìjǐ yǒu xìnxīn, yào xiāngxìn zìjǐ de nénglì.
During the interview, you must have confidence in yourself and believe in your abilities.
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