要 yào want to; be going to

Example sentences

我今天要去商店。Wǒ jīntiān yào qù shāngdiàn.I'm going to the store today.
你要喝水吗？Nǐ yào hē shuǐ ma?Do you want some water?

HSK 2 — elementary Mandarin: 150 new words, 300 in all. You can handle basic daily tasks and simple routine exchanges. In HSK 3.0, 要 is in band 1. HSK 2 explained

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This word means want:中要。

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中你要喝水吗？

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Stroke order

要 is written in 9 strokes.

要 — the Chinese character for want to; be going to (yào), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 要 — want to; be going to

Senses

to want; to need; to ask for
will; shall; about to
need to; should
(bound form) important

Related words

Where 要 lives

HSK 2 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 1 Practise Topic: Grammar words Practise

要 is pronounced yào and means “want to; be going to”.