要
yào
Meaning
- to want · to need · to ask for
- will · shall · about to
- need to · should
- if (same as 要是 yào shi)
- important
Example sentences
这是你要的吗?
這是你要的嗎?
zhè shì nǐ yào de ma?
Is this what you wanted?
他说他要一些钱。
他說他要一些錢。
tā shuō tā yào yī xiē qián。
He said he needed some money.
那对我不重要。
那對我不重要。
nà duì wǒ bú zhòng yào。
That's not important to me.