要 yào▶ querer

Stroke order

要 is written in 9 strokes.

• 要

Senses

1. to want; to need; to ask for
2. will; shall; about to
3. need to; should
4. (bound form) important

Example sentences

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

Related words

• 主要principal
• 要求requisito
• 重要importante
• 需要Necesitar; necesidad
• 只要siempre que
• 要是Si

要 is pronounced yào and means “querer”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 要 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.