Keyword
to ask for
- essential
- necessary
- to coerce
- to demand
- Frequency
- #16
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
yào94%
yāo6%
Mnemonic
A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
要
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是 (yàoshi)); (bound form) important
需要
to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
主要
main; principal; major; primary
重要
important; significant; major
要求
to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand
不要
don't!; must not
只要
so long as; provided; if
想要
to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of
必要
necessary; essential; indispensable; required
就要
will; shall; to be going to
要是
(coll.) if
要说
as for; when it comes to
要素
essential factor; key constituent
重要性
importance
首要
the most important; of chief importance
将要
will; shall; to be going to
摘要
summary; abstract
要点
main point; essential
正要
to be just about to; to be on the point of
快要
nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
要死
extremely; awfully
不必要
needless; unnecessary