要

The character "要" has 9 strokes. "要" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "要" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "要" are "yào" "yāo" . View the stroke order of "要">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "要"

v.: demand; ask; force; coerce; want; wish; would like; feel like doing sth; desire; want to keep; ask for; ask sb to do sth; request; need; take; must; should; have to; be about/going to; might; have a strong wish to do sth; be determined to do sth

n.: essential points; main points

adj.: important; essential

conj.: if; suppose; in case; or; either...or...

• demand : n.强制性要求；要求；紧迫的要求；需求
• ask : v.问；询问；请求…做；要求… 给予；邀请；要价；索价；四处打听；询问…的健康；要求
• force : n.力；力量；强制力量；暴力；武力；道德力；精神力量；部队；警察部队；瀑布
• coerce : v.强迫…做；用强迫手段获得
• want : v.想要；想做；渴望；缺乏；缺少；需要；想请教；想跟…讲话；缉拿；追捕
• wish : v.希望；但愿；想要；祝愿；盼望；许愿；默默盼祷；企求；要求…做某事；祝（某人）（成功
• would like : 想；愿意；想要,；希望
• desire : n.渴望；欲望；愿望；强烈的性欲
• ask for : 请求, 寻求；要价
• ask sb to do sth : phr.v要求某人做某事
• request : n.要求；请求；迫切需要；要求（或请求）的内容；指令；点播的歌曲；殷求
• need : v.需要；须要；定要；不需要
• take : v.拿；取；拿出；带走；携带；接受；吃；喝；采取；执行；需要；生根；开始生长；需带有；学习，读，修（课程）；需要…时间；容纳；乘坐，搭乘（交通工具）
• must : modal v.必须；一定；想必；非要；一定要
• should : modal应当；应该；可能；该；竟然会；可以；会；倒；可；竟会
• have to : 必须, 不得不
• might : modal(may 的过去式)可以；也许；可能；能；会；也许可以
• main points : 要点；主要观点
• important : adj.重要的；重大的；位尊的；显要的；极具影响力和创造性的
• essential : adj.必不可少的；绝对必要的；非常重要的；自发的；原发的；特发的；基本的；本质的；精华的；精髓的
• if : conj.如果；虽然；即使；是否；这不是…；要是…多好
• suppose : v.认为；料想；估计；必须做；假定；认为应该；猜想；建议；要求以…为前提条件；需以…为条件
• in case : 以防
• or : conj.或者；或；还是；就是；即；或者说；否则；不然；会不会；要不

Form words with "要"

要径法 critical path method

要收据 ask for a receipt

要离婚 want a divorce

注定要灭亡 be destined to destruction

反腐要动真格的 fight corruption in real earnest

磨着某人要某物 worry sb for sth

扬言要进行报复 threaten to retaliate

首先要讲质量 put quality above everything else

一切缴获要归公 turn in everything captured

要吗有吗 have whatever one wants

扬言要杀死某人 utter threats against sb's life

要好的朋友 close friend

血债要用血来还 debts of blood must be paid in blood; blood will have blood; blood demands blood; blood for blood

谆谆教诲要尊敬长者 inculcate respect for elders

阎王要你三更走，谁能留你到五更 if the King of Hell decides you're to die at midnight, who dares to spare you till dawn?—when death comes, it will have no denial

Example phrases using "要"

• 天上乌云滚滚，看样子要下雨了。

  Dark clouds are gathering in the sky; it seems that it’s going to rain.

• 要保证贯彻上级的指示不走样儿。

  The instructions of the high level authorities must be followed out.

• 计划订出来后，措施一定要落实。

  Measures available must be workable after a plan is made.

• 多亏他来了，要不这台戏就完了。

  Fortunately, he came; otherwise the show would be done for.

• 遇事要达观些，不要愁坏了身体。

  Be optimistic. Don’t worry yourself sick/into illness.

• 比赛中运动员要服从裁判的判决。

  Athletes should obey the referee’s decision in any competition. / Sportsmen should respect the decision of the referee in any competition.

• 在这件事上我们一定要集思广益。

  We must solicit opinions extensively on this matter.

• 我们要敢于创新，不要墨守成规。

  We should dare to be creative instead of moving/staying in a rut.

• 要做到文从字顺，必须千锤百炼。

  One has to practise persistently before his language becomes idiomatic and his wording apposite.

• 在处理国际关系时，要慎之又慎。

  One cannot be too careful in dealing with international relations.