要

要

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

要

to want; to need; to ask for
will; shall; about to
need to; should
if (same as 要是 yào shi)
(bound form) important

Example sentences

我要喝咖啡。
wǒ yào hē kāfēi.
I want to drink coffee
你要喝中国茶吗？
nǐ yào hē zhōngguó chá ma?
Do you want to drink Chinese tea?
从我家到公司要走半小时。
cóng wǒ jiā dào gōngsī yào zǒu bàn xiǎoshí.
It takes half an hour from my house to the company on foot
这杯咖啡要一百块钱，太贵了！
zhè bēi kāfēi yào yībǎi kuài qián, tài guì le!
This cup of coffee costs one hundred dollars. It is too expensive!