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要 yāo, yào

The Chinese character 要 is read yāo or yào and means "to demand". It is written with 9 strokes. It first appears at HSK 1 and is used in 8 words in this course.

Pinyin

yāo, yào

Meaning

to demand; to coerce

Strokes

9

Level

HSK 1

Practice words with 要

Updated October 21, 2026

Words that use 要

• 要 yào · to want
• 重要 zhòngyào · important
• 不要 bùyào · don't!
• 就要 jiùyào · will
• 要求 yāoqiú · to request
• 只要 zhǐyào · so long as
• 主要 zhǔyào · main
• 快要 kuàiyào · nearly at the point of

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