要
HSK 1freq #19
Meanings
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- 1.(bound form) to demand; to coerce
- 1.to want; to need; to ask for
- 2.will; shall; about to
- 3.need to; should
- 4.if (same as 要是[yào shi])
- 5.(bound form) important
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Wiktionary
- 1.to demand; to ask; to request
- 2.to force; to coerce
- 3.to promise
- 4.to block; to intercept
- 5.contract of alliance
- 6.a surname
- 7.to want; to wish
- 8.to wish to have or keep
- 9.to ask for
- 10.to request
- 11.to need
- 12.will; going to (future auxiliary)
- 13.should; must; to have to
- 14.vital; important
- 15.important points; essentials
- 16.if; in case of
- 17.Used to indicate the future tense.
- 18.used in 要褭／要袅
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Etymology
Pictogram (象形): a man 大 then drawn as a woman (女) with two hands pointing to his/her midsection. On top of the character there was huge eye 目, then stylized as a horn 角. The hands gradually shifted upwards; hence, a nearly original version of the character is 𡢗. All the upper part was eventually stylized as 覀. Unrelated to 栗 but partly related to 票. Original meaning was “waist” (now 腰 (OC *qew)).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
他要愛。
He wants affection.
要多久？
How long does it take?
要守时！
Be punctual.
要走嗎？
Are you leaving?
要守时！
Be on time.
要多久？
How much time does it take?
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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