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要
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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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