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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

I want to sleep.

Source: Tatoeba

It's going to collapse.

Source: Tatoeba

Have respect!

Source: Tatoeba

How long does it take?

How much time does it take?

Source: Tatoeba

He wants affection.

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

yāoxiǎngfùxiānxiūlù

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