要

yào

HSK 1 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是[yào shi])
  5. (bound form) important

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In real sentences 真实例句

你nǐ为什么wèishénme说shuō要yào去qù公园gōngyuán散步sànbù？

Why are you saying you want to walk in the park?

Tatoeba #332652

所有suǒyǒu的de医药yīyào费fèi我wǒ大概dàgài要yào付fù多少duōshǎo？

About how much will I have to pay for all the treatments?

Tatoeba #333845

走zǒu着zhe去qù火车站huǒchēzhàn要yào多久duōjiǔ？

How long does it take to walk to the station?

Tatoeba #334074

去qù火车站huǒchēzhàn要yào多久duōjiǔ？

How long does it take to get to the station?

Tatoeba #334181

她tā要求yāoqiú要yào见jiàn见jiàn经理jīnglǐ。

She demanded to see the manager.

Tatoeba #346935

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

谁 shéi HSK 1 见 jiàn HSK 1 老 lǎo HSK 3 送 sòng HSK 2 岁 suì HSK 1 证明 zhèng míng HSK 4 要求 yāo qiú HSK 3 证据 zhèng jù HSK 5

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