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要 yāo
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要 yāo Meaning
Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 16 English Translations of the word 要 yāo .
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- Pīnyīn Pronunciation
- yāo | yao1
- English translation
- to demand
- to request
- to coerce
- important
- vital
- to want
- to ask for
- will
- going to (as future auxiliary)
- may
- must
- (used in a comparison) must be
- probably
- if
- essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
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⿱覀女Explanation
Pictograph of two hands grabbing a woman's waist. The current meaning "want" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "waist" is now written as 腰 yāo .Write it!
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