yāo

HSK 1
common
verb
noun
archaic

Meaning of

要 means to request; to demand; to coerce; to threaten. Pronounced yāo. HSK 1.

  • to request; to demand
  • to coerce; to threaten
  • to invite; to ask

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

xiàng
gōng
yāo
qiú
gāo
gōng
 

He requested the company to raise his salary.

Yuán
gōng
de
yāo
qiú
yīng
gāi
bèi
zhòng
shì
 

Employees' reasonable demands should be taken seriously.

yāo
qiú
men
àn
shí
wán
chéng
rèn
 

She demanded that we finish the task on time.

Zhè
ge
xiàng
de
yāo
qiú
hěn
gāo
 

The requirements for this project are very high.

yāo
qiú
xiū
gǎi
shè
fāng
àn
 

The client requested to revise the design plan.