HSK 2 vocabulary › 要
要
要 in English: to want; to need
yào
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to
How to pronounce 要
yào (without tone marks: yao). yào is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 要
要 yào
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
Example sentences with 要
| 老板问：“还要别的吗？” | from Morning at the Small Shop |
| 她说：“请给我一个包子和一杯豆浆，不要糖。” | from Morning at the Small Shop |
| 明天我要坐火车去旅游，今天晚上我准备好了衣服和东西。 | from The Ticket on the Phone |
Related words
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want | HSK 3 |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request; to require | HSK 3 |
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant | HSK 3 |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal | HSK 3 |
| 要是 | yào shi | if | HSK 4 |
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only; so long as | HSK 4 |
| 必要 | bì yào | necessary; essential | HSK 5 |
| 不要紧 | bù yào jǐn | unimportant; not serious | HSK 5 |
| 次要 | cì yào | secondary | HSK 5 |
| 要不 | yào bù | otherwise; or else | HSK 5 |