要
yào
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
Other reading: yāo
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
Learn in the app → Write in stroke order
Characters
Examples
要守时！
Yào shǒu shí!
Be on time.
要多久？
Yào duō jiǔ?
How long does it take?
我要游泳。
Wǒ yào yóu yǒng.
I'll swim.
Words with this character
需要 xū yào to need不要 bù yào don't!重要 zhòng yào important要求 yāo qiú to request只要 zhǐ yào so long as主要 zhǔ yào main就要 jiù yào will必要 bì yào necessary要是 yào shi if要么 yào me or要不 yào bù otherwise快要 kuài yào nearly at the point of将要 jiāng yào will首要 shǒu yào the most important要不然 yào bù rán otherwise要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death至关重要 zhì guān zhòng yào extremely important要点 yào diǎn main point要素 yào sù essential factor不要紧 bù yào jǐn unimportant要紧 yào jǐn important要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms要害 yào hài vital part