要 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 要 hsk 2

要

Definition demand / ask / request / coerce, important / vital / to want / to be going to / must

Heteronym (yào, yāo)

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

Pinyin ,

Zhuyin ㄧㄠˋ, ㄧㄠ, ㄧㄠˇ

Jyutping jiu3

Unicode 8981

Radical 覀

Usage

Input Method Wubi( svf ) Cangjie( mwv ) Zhengma( fjzm ) Four Corner( 10404 )

STROKE ORDER

COMMON WORDS WITH 要
	主要 hsk 3 zhǔ yào main / principal / major / primary hsk 3

	重要 hsk 3 zhòng yào important / significant / major hsk 3

	需要 hsk 3 xū yào to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need hsk 3

	要求 hsk 3 yāo qiú to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL:點\|点[dian3] hsk 3

	不要 bù yào don't! / must not

	只要 hsk 4 zhǐ yào if only / so long as hsk 4

	还要 ( 還要 ) hái yào still ( 還要 )

	必要 hsk 5 bì yào necessary / essential / indispensable / required hsk 5

	要是 hsk 4 yào shi (coll.) if hsk 4

	要素 hsk 6 yào sù essential factor / key constituent hsk 6

	就要 jiù yào will / shall / to be going to

	正要 zhèng yào to be just about to / to be on the point of

	想要 xiǎng yào to want to / to feel like / to fancy / to care for sb / desirous of

	要说 ( 要說 ) yào shuō as for / when it comes to ( 要說 )

	重要性 zhòng yào xìng importance

	要紧 ( 要緊 ) yào jǐn important / urgent ( 要緊 )

	首要 hsk 6 shǒu yào the most important / of chief importance hsk 6

	要么 ( 要麼 ) yào me or / either one or the other ( 要麼 )

	快要 kuài yào almost / nearly / almost all

	要害 yào hài vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial