要
Details
- Definition: (bound form) to demand; to coerce, to want; to need; to ask for, will; shall; about to, need to; should, if (same as 是), (bound form) important
- HSK Level: 1
- Frequency Rank: 19
- Alternate Forms: 要
- Notes: POS: v
Variants
要
- Pinyin: yāo
- English Definitions: (bound form) to demand; to coerce
- Notes: Classifiers:
Other transcriptions: numeric: yao1, wadegiles: yao¹, bopomofo: ㄧㄠ, romatzyh: iau
要
- Pinyin: yào
- English Definitions: to want; to need; to ask for, will; shall; about to, need to; should, if (same as 是), (bound form) important
- Notes: Classifiers:
Other transcriptions: numeric: yao4, wadegiles: yao⁴, bopomofo: ㄧㄠˋ, romatzyh: yaw