Chinese character
要
yào
essential, necessary
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- essential, necessary
- to ask for
- to coerce
- to demand
- (bound form) to demand; to coerce
Pinyin
yàoyāo
Stroke order
要Draw each stroke in order. The outline shows the target shape.
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Words
Common words
需要需要xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs主要主要zhǔ yàomain; principal; major; primary重要重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major要求要求yāo qiúto request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]不要不要bù yàodon't!; must not只要只要zhǐ yàoso long as; provided; if想要想要xiǎng yàoto want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of必要必要bì yàonecessary; essential; indispensable; required就要就要jiù yàowill; shall; to be going to要是要是yào shi(coll.) if
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