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要 yào

to want

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 2
Radical
覀
Type
Ideograph
Made of 覀女 ⿱覀女

Memory hint: A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀

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  1. 我要一杯咖啡。
    Wǒ yào yì bēi kāfēi.
    I want a cup of coffee.
    I want one (measure) coffee
  2. 你需要什么帮助？
    Nǐ xūyào shénme bāngzhù?
    What help do you need?
    you need what help
  3. 请满足他的要求。
    Qǐng mǎnzú tā de yāoqiú.
    Please meet his request.
    please satisfy his (particle) request
  4. 这不重要。
    Zhè bú zhòngyào.
    This isn't important.
    this not important
  5. 明天开会，大家都要准时到。
    Míngtiān kāihuì, dàjiā dōu yào zhǔnshí dào.
    There's a meeting tomorrow, everyone needs to arrive on time.
    tomorrow open-meeting, everyone all must punctual arrive

Words with 要 (20)