要

要 yào

ㄧㄠˋ

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1to want; to need; to ask for

2will; shall; about to

3need to; should

4if (same as 要是)

5important

Characters

Example

wǒ我yào要yì一bēi杯kā fēi咖啡。

我要一杯咖啡。

I'd like a coffee.

In the story library

三只蝴蝶L1 小兔乖乖L1 小公鸡和小鸭子L1 年的故事L1 猫医生L2

More words starting with 要

要求yāoqiú 要是yàoshi 要好yàohǎo 要么yàome 要素yàosù 要不然yàobùrán 要紧yàojǐn 要不yàobù

See also: words & characters pronounced yào