must; should; it is necessary (or imperative, essential);. (v)
shall; will; be going to. (v)
need; take. (v)
important; essential. (adj)
Radical
:
覀
Strokes
:
9
Traditional
:
要
Usage
:
77.5%
Notes
:
also as yāo
Sentences:
1. I want a new schoolbag.
wǒ
yào
yí
gè
xīn
shū
bāo
。
我
要
一
个
新
书
包
。
我
:
I
要
:
want
一
:
one
个
:
measure word
新
:
new
书
:
book
书包
:
bag
2. He wants to learn to swim.
tā
yào
xué
yóu
yǒng
。
他
要
学
游
泳
。
他
:
he
要
:
want to
学
:
learn
游泳
:
swim, swimming
3. Shall I stay?
wǒ
yào
bu
yào
liú
xià
lái
?
我
要
不
要
留
下
来
？
我
:
I
要
:
should, necessary
要不要
:
should or shouldn’t ?
留
:
stay
下来
:
used after a verb indicating continuation, completion, etc of an action
4. It’s going to rain.
yào
xià
yǔ
le
。
要
下
雨
了
。
要
:
going to, will be
下雨
:
raining
了
:
(particle) used after an action that has taken place
5. How much is this computer?
zhè
tái
diàn
nǎo
yào
duō
shǎo
qián
？
这
台
电
脑
要
多
少
钱
？
这
:
this
台
:
measure word
电脑
:
computer
要
:
need
多
:
a lot
少
:
a few, little
多少
:
how many, how much
钱
:
money
2 thoughts on “要”
Hi,
Your english is normally excellent, but
1. “I wants a new schoolbag” should be “I want a new schoolbag”
and
2. “He wants to learn swimming” would normally be “He wants to learn to swim”
Thanks for all your hard work!
Hi,
Your english is normally excellent, but
1. “I wants a new schoolbag” should be “I want a new schoolbag”
and
2. “He wants to learn swimming” would normally be “He wants to learn to swim”
Thanks for all your hard work!
Hi James,
Sorry, I never notice there is a mistake.
I have corrected them. Thanks for addressing the mistakes.