CHARACTERS / YAO / HSK 2
要
yào to want.
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是)
yāo (bound form) to demand.
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
HSK LEVEL 2 · TONE 4
Words with 要
- 主要zhǔ yàomain
- 要求yāo qiúto request
- 重要zhòng yàoimportant
- 需要xū yàoto need
- 只要zhǐ yàoso long as
- 要是yào shi(coll.) if
Also pronounced “yao”
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