要 meaning and pronunciation

要
Simplified/traditional character

要 English definition

yào
  • to demand
  • to request
  • to coerce

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 曜 : bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of pre-modern astronomy;
  • 燿 : brilliant; glorious;
  • 耀 : brilliant; glorious;
  • 药 : medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]; to poison;
  • 薬 : Japanese variant of 藥|药;
  • 钥 : key; lock; also pr. [yao4];
  • 靿 : the leg of a boot;
  • 鹞 : sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus;

Sentences examples with 要

  • 我要买六七个椅子。
    Wǒ yāo mǎi liùqī gè yǐzi.
  • 为什么要帮助你？
    Wèishéme yào bāngzhù nǐ?
  • 身体生病了，要吃药。
    Shēntǐ shēngbìngle, yào chī yào.
  • 西瓜也要一起洗。
    Xīguā yě yào yīqǐ xǐ.
  • 我每天早上都要读报纸。
    Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào dú bàozhǐ.

Words containing 要, by HSK level

药 也