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Stroke order
要 is written in 9 strokes.
- 要
Senses
- to want; to need; to ask for
- will; shall; about to
- need to; should
- (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
要 is pronounced yào and means “muốn”. 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.