要 – vocab dash

要yào

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Meanings

1. to want; to need; to ask for

2. will; shall; about to

3. need to; should

4. if (same as 要是 (yàoshi))

5. (bound form) important

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Examples978

我wǒ知道zhīdào他们tāmen要yào做zuò什么shénme。

I know what they're going to do.

我wǒ想xiǎng去qù你nǐ要yào去qù的de地方dìfang。

I want to go wherever you're going.

我们wǒmen要yào去qù其他qítā的de什么shénme地方dìfang？

Where else should we go?

我wǒ知道zhīdào什么shénme事shì必须bìxū要yào做zuò的de。

I know what must be done.

如果rúguǒ我wǒ要yào的de比bǐ他tā多duō呢ne？

What if I want it more than he does?

我wǒ为什么wèishénme一定yīdìng要yào那么nàme做zuò？

Why do I have to do that?