要 (yào): to want · to need · will, be going to

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要

yào

to want · to need · will, be going to

HSK 111 words in the family

The 要 family

Every HSK 1–4 word containing 要. The example sentences use HSK 1–4 vocabulary only.

重要 zhòng yào HSK 1

important · significant

学习xuéxí很hěn重要zhòngyào。

Studying is very important.

不要 bù yào HSK 2

do not · don't

请qǐng不要bú yào在zài这里zhè lǐ抽烟chōu yān。

Please don't smoke here.

要求 yāo qiú HSK 2

to demand · requirement · to require

他tā的de要求yāoqiú不bù高gāo。

His requirements are not high.

只要 zhǐ yào HSK 2

as long as · provided that

只要zhǐ yào你nǐ努力nǔ lì，就jiù能néng成功chéng gōng。

As long as you work hard, you can succeed.

主要 zhǔ yào HSK 2

main · primary · mainly

这zhè是shì主要zhǔyào问题wèntí。

This is the main problem.

就要 jiù yào HSK 2

to be about to · will soon

他tā就要jiùyào来lái了le。

He is about to come.

快要 kuài yào HSK 2

about to · soon

火车huǒchē快要kuàiyào开kāi了le，快kuài点diǎn吧ba。

The train is about to leave; hurry up.

需要 xū yào HSK 3

to need · to require · need

我wǒ需要xūyào一yī杯bēi水shuǐ。

I need a glass of water.

必要 bì yào HSK 3

necessary · essential

你nǐ没有méiyǒu必要bìyào去qù。

You don't need to go.

要是 yào shi HSK 3

if · in case

要是yàoshì下雨xiàyǔ，我wǒ就jiù不bù出门chūmén。

If it rains, I won't go out.

不要紧 bù yào jǐn HSK 4

it doesn't matter · not serious

不要紧bùyàojǐn，我wǒ来lái。

It doesn't matter, I'll come.

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