要

yào

HSK 13 readings

“To demand” in Chinese is 要 (yào).

Other characters with the syllable yao: see all 11 →

Meaning

bound formto demand; to coerce
to want; to need; to ask for
will; shall; about to

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need to; should
if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5])
bound formimportant

Example

这不重要。

It's not important.

From 重要 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

yàoto want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important
yāo(bound form) to demand; to coerce

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 要

重要zhòngyàoimportant; significant; majorHSK 1 不要bùyàodon't!; must notHSK 2 就要jiùyàowillHSK 2 快要kuàiyàonearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)HSK 2 要求yāoqiúto requestHSK 2 只要zhǐyàoso long as; provided; ifHSK 2 主要zhǔyàomain; principal; major; primaryHSK 2 必要bìyàonecessaryHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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