要
yào
want, need, important, will
Expresses want, need, importance, and future intention. Essential for expressing desires and requirements in Chinese.
Compound Words
📊 Total Compounds: 15 Click column headers to sort
| Visual Explanation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 要求 | yāoqiú | require, demand requerir / exigir | want + seek = make demands |
| 要是 | yàoshì | if, suppose si / en caso de que | want + be = conditional situation |
| 要素 | yàosù | essential element, factor elemento esencial / factor | want + element = essential component |
| 要害 | yàohài | vital part, crucial point parte vital / punto crucial | want + harm = vulnerable point |
| 要塞 | yàosài | fortress, stronghold fortaleza / bastión | important + block = strategic fortress |
| 要紧 | yàojǐn | important, urgent importante / urgente | want + tight = pressing need |
| 要不 | yàobu | otherwise, or else si no / de lo contrario | want + not = alternative option |
| 要么 | yàome | either... or o... o | want + what = choice between options |
| 要好 | yàohǎo | be close friends ser buenos amigos | want + good = desire friendship |
| 要命 | yàomìng | deadly, terrible mortal / terrible | want + life = life-threatening |
| 要饭 | yàofàn | beg for food pedir comida / mendigar | want + rice = asking for food |
| 要点 | yàodiǎn | key point, main point punto clave / punto principal | want + point = essential detail |
| 要道 | yàodào | important road, key route carretera importante / ruta clave | important + road = strategic route |
| 要领 | yàolǐng | main points, essentials puntos principales / aspectos esenciales | important + lead = key principles |
| 要价 | yàojià | asking price, demand a price precio solicitado / pedir precio | want + price = asking price |
要求 yāoqiú
English: require, demand
Español: requerir / exigir
💡 want + seek = make demands
要是 yàoshì
English: if, suppose
Español: si / en caso de que
💡 want + be = conditional situation
要素 yàosù
English: essential element, factor
Español: elemento esencial / factor
💡 want + element = essential component
要害 yàohài
English: vital part, crucial point
Español: parte vital / punto crucial
💡 want + harm = vulnerable point
要塞 yàosài
English: fortress, stronghold
Español: fortaleza / bastión
💡 important + block = strategic fortress
要紧 yàojǐn
English: important, urgent
Español: importante / urgente
💡 want + tight = pressing need
要不 yàobu
English: otherwise, or else
Español: si no / de lo contrario
💡 want + not = alternative option
要么 yàome
English: either... or
Español: o... o
💡 want + what = choice between options
要好 yàohǎo
English: be close friends
Español: ser buenos amigos
💡 want + good = desire friendship
要命 yàomìng
English: deadly, terrible
Español: mortal / terrible
💡 want + life = life-threatening
要饭 yàofàn
English: beg for food
Español: pedir comida / mendigar
💡 want + rice = asking for food
要点 yàodiǎn
English: key point, main point
Español: punto clave / punto principal
💡 want + point = essential detail
要道 yàodào
English: important road, key route
Español: carretera importante / ruta clave
💡 important + road = strategic route
要领 yàolǐng
English: main points, essentials
Español: puntos principales / aspectos esenciales
💡 important + lead = key principles
要价 yàojià
English: asking price, demand a price
Español: precio solicitado / pedir precio
💡 want + price = asking price