要
Meaning
- to want; to need; to ask for
- will; shall; about to
- need to; should
How it's used
Want, need, or going to — 我要一杯茶 (I want), 我要走了 (I'm about to leave), 你要小心 (you need to). Which one it is comes from context. For "would like to", 想 is softer: 我想去.
Example sentence
我要走了。
I'm going to go.
Words containing 要
- 重要 zhòng yào important; significant; major
- 不要 bù yào don't!; must not
- 就要 jiù yào will
- 快要 kuài yào nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
- 要求 yāo qiú to request
- 只要 zhǐ yào so long as; provided; if
- 主要 zhǔ yào main; principal; major; primary
- 必要 bì yào necessary
- 需要 xū yào to need; to want; to demand; to require
- 要是 yào shi (coll.) if
- 不要紧 bù yào jǐn unimportant