What does 要 mean in Chinese?

要 (yào) means "to want; will" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 要 in a sentence?

我要一杯牛奶。 (Wǒ yào yì bēi niúnǎi.) — I want a glass of milk.

Pinyin: yào

to want; will

🏮 Chinese HSK 2 🏃 Actions & Verbs

Example sentence

我要一杯牛奶。

Wǒ yào yì bēi niúnǎi.

I want a glass of milk.

What 要 means

要 (yào) is a Chinese word meaning “to want; will”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at HSK 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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