要 yào

necessary, essential; necessity

DEFINITIONS

要 yào
  • important
  • vital
  • to want
  • to ask for
  • will
  • going to (as future auxiliary)
  • may
  • must
  • (used in a comparison) must be
  • probably
  • if
要 yāo
  • to demand
  • to request
  • to coerce

STROKES

WORDS

真要 zhēn yào really going to; truly want to
没人要 méi rén yào nobody wants
重要文件 zhòng yào wén jiàn important documents; significant papers or records
要来 yào lái about to come
手要 shǒu yào hands should; hands need to
要养 yào yǎng to have to raise; to need to rear or care for
爱尔莉塔要 ài ěr lì tǎ yào expressing that the character Aelita is about to do something or is going to do something
要学 yào xué need to learn; have to study
地要 dì yào must; have to
要数 yào shù to count; to calculate
要试 yào shì need to try; have to experiment
要往 yào wǎng to move back; to retreat
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