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What does 要 mean in Chinese?

要 (yāo) means "to demand; to request; to coerce" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 要?

要 is pronounced "yāo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 要?

要 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 1, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 要?

Common words with 要 include 主要 (main), 只要 (if only), 不要 (don't!), 不要紧 (unimportant), 偏要 (to insist on doing sth).

How do you write 要?

要 has 9 strokes. Its radical is 覀. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

要 (yāo) — to demand | Chinese Dictionary

要

yāo

to demand; to request; to coerce

HSK 1verb9 strokes

Character Breakdown

要 = 覀 + 女

A woman under a cover — wanting shelter

Radical: 覀 (no. 146)Strokes: 9

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Definitions

(verb) to demand
to request
to coerce

Example Sentences

我想要一杯水。

Wǒ xiǎng yào yī bēi shuǐ

I want a glass of water

Words Containing 要

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
主要	zhǔ yào	main	HSK 2
只要	zhǐ yào	if only	HSK 2
不要	bù yào	don't!	HSK 2
不要紧	bù yào jǐn	unimportant	HSK 4
偏要	piān yào	to insist on doing sth
切要	qiè yào	essential
势要	shì yào	influential figure
一定要	yī dìng yào	must
不必要	bù bì yào	needless
不要脸	bù yào liǎn	to have no sense of shame

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Related Words

求(qiú)— to seek

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要求(yāo qiú)— to request

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索要(suǒ yào)— to ask for

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二级头呼吸器(èr jí tóu hū xī qì)— (diving) regulator

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Grammar Notes

Expressing "Want" with 想HSK 1

Subject + 想 + Verb + Object

From...To (从...到)HSK 2

从 + Starting Point + 到 + Ending Point

Double 不 for EmphasisHSK 2

不 A 不 B OR 不...不 + Verb

就 and 才 (Then/Only then)HSK 2

Subject + (Time/Condition) + 就/才 + Verb

把 ConstructionHSK 3

Subject + 把 + Object + Verb + Complement/Result

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 1HSK 3.0: Level 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

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