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要

yǎo

(archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
used in 要褭／要袅

Homographs

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

to want; to need; to ask for
will; shall; about to
need to; should
if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
(bound form) important

Examples

How long does it take?

How much time does it take?

Source: Tatoeba

Be punctual.

Be on time.

Source: Tatoeba

Have respect!

Source: Tatoeba

I want to sleep.

Source: Tatoeba

He wants affection.

Source: Tatoeba

Are you leaving?

Source: Tatoeba

It's going to collapse.

Source: Tatoeba

我要洗澡。

I want to take a bath.

Source: Tatoeba

我要读书。

I'm going to read.

Source: Tatoeba

我要参与。

I want to take part.

Source: Tatoeba

我要預約。

I'd like to make a reservation.

Source: Tatoeba

我要殺你！

I am going to kill you!

Source: Tatoeba

我要拉屎。

I have to take a dump.

Source: Tatoeba

天要黑了。

It was getting dark.

Source: Tatoeba

我要買單！

The check, please!

Source: Tatoeba

我要射了！

I am going to shoot!

Source: Tatoeba

It's about to rain.

Source: Tatoeba

你要走了。

You have to leave.

Source: Tatoeba

要下雪了。

It is going to snow.

Source: Tatoeba

我要他寫。

I had him write it.

Source: Tatoeba

Containing this entry

Qiānjīn Yàofāng

Prescriptions Worth a Thousand in Gold, early Tang compendium of herbal medicine by Sun Simiao 孫思邈 Sūn Sīmiǎo

Qímín Yàoshù

Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰 Jiǎ Sīxié

要想富先修路

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