要

yào

Novice Level 1 ★ Core word

VerbAuxiliary verbTransitive stative verb

Definition

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

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Example

你要什麼？

What do you want?

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).