要
要 yào
要 is a 9-stroke character at HSK level 1. It belongs to the Core 50 pack, and it appears in 3 word combinations taught in the app.
Meaning
to want / need
Words built from 要
- 不要bú yàodon't
- 想要xiǎng yàowant to
- 重要zhòng yàoimportant
Example sentences
我要喝水。
wǒ yào hē shuǐ
I want to drink water.
不要走。
bú yào zǒu
Don't go.
这很重要。
zhè hěn zhòng yào
This is important.
Stroke order
Characters nearby
More from the Core 50 pack:
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