Meaning of 要

  1. to want
    yào
  2. should, need
    yào
  3. if, in case
    yào
  4. to be going to, will, to be about to
    yào
  5. important, vital
    yào
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Sentence examples

要你去
yào nǐ qù
want you to go
要下雪
yào xià xuě
it might snow
至少要两天
zhìshǎo yào liǎng tiān
need at least two days
要知道
yào zhīdào
it should be noted
明天要下雨,我就不去了
míngtiān yào xiàyǔ , wǒ jiù bù qù le
if it rains tomorrow, I won't go
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