要求

Character by character

• 要yào9 strokesHSK 1necessary, essential; necessity
• 求qiú7 strokesHSK 2seek; demand, request; beseech

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 他的要求如下。

  Tā de yāo qiú rú xià

  His request is as follows.

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• 他的要求很合理。

  Tā de yāo qiú hěn hé lǐ

  He is reasonable in his demands.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 要求. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 要yàoHSK 1

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

• 需要xū yàoHSK 3

  to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs

• 不要bù yàoHSK 2

  don't!; must not

• 重要zhòng yàoHSK 1

  important; significant; major

• 只要zhǐ yàoHSK 2

  if only; so long as

• 求qiúHSK 2

  to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech

• 主要zhǔ yàoHSK 2

  main; principal; major; primary

• 就要jiù yàoHSK 2

  will; shall; to be going to

• 必要bì yàoHSK 3

  necessary; essential; indispensable; required

• 要是yào shiHSK 3

  (coll.) if

• 追求zhuī qiúHSK 4

  to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo

• 要么yào meHSK 6

  or; either one or the other

• 请求qǐng qiúHSK 2

  to request; to ask; request

• 需求xū qiúHSK 3

  requirement; to require; (economics) demand

• 寻求xún qiúHSK 5

  to seek; to look for

• 要不yào bùHSK 7

  otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)

• 快要kuài yàoHSK 2

  nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

• 将要jiāng yàoHSK 5

  will; shall; to be going to

• 首要shǒu yàoHSK 7

  the most important; of chief importance

• 求助qiú zhùHSK 7

  to request help; to appeal (for help)

• 要不然yào bù ránHSK 6

  otherwise; or else; or

• 要命yào mìngHSK 7

  to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance

• 至关重要zhì guān zhòng yàoHSK 7

  extremely important; vital; crucial; essential

• 征求zhēng qiúHSK 4

  to solicit; to seek; to request (opinions, feedback etc); to petition