要

yàoㄧㄠˋ

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HSK 4 TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

1
to want; to need; to ask for
2
will; shall; about to
3
need to; should
4
if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5])
5
(bound form) important

Examples

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到了最後，大家一定要靠自己學習。

Everyone must learn on their own in the end.

选择什么是“对”或“错”是一项艰难的任务，我们却必须要完成它。

選擇什麼是“對”或“錯”是一項艱難的任務，我們卻必須要完成它。

It is a difficult task, choosing what is "right" or "wrong", but you have to do it.

這個要三十歐元。

This will cost €30.

我要走了。

I'm going to go.

要变得完美，她就是少了一个缺点。

要變得完美，她就是少了一個缺點。

To be perfect she lacked just one defect.

Grammar

Grammar using 要

V 了…就

Immediately after with V 了…就 · A1 · TOCFL a1

就要…了

About to happen with 就要…了 · A2 · TOCFL a2

Characters

Character breakdown

女

nǚ

female

Related: 要

主要

zhǔ yào

main; principal; major; primary

只要

zhǐ yào

so long as; provided; if

将要

jiāng yào

will

必要

bì yào

necessary

次要

cì yào

secondary

要不

yào bù

otherwise

要命

yào mìng

to cause sb's death

要好

yào hǎo

to be on good terms

Stroke practice

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Characters

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