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要yàoto want; must

Theme
Verbs
Level
First words
Strokes
9
Syllable
yao

How 要 is written

Stroke order matters: it sets the proportions of the character and how a reader will parse it. In the trainer these same boxes reject a stroke drawn out of turn.

要 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Examples

我要一杯茶。

Wǒ yào yì bēi chá.

I would like a cup of tea.

  • 我wǒI
  • 要yàoto want; must
  • 一yīone
  • 杯bēicup; measure word for drinks
  • 茶chátea

明天我要工作。

Míngtiān wǒ yào gōngzuò.

I have to work tomorrow.

  • 明天míngtiāntomorrow
  • 我wǒI
  • 要yàoto want; must
  • 工作gōngzuòto work

Not to be confused with

Characters that look or sound alike. The trainer mixes them into the answer options for exactly that reason — so the difference sticks.

  • 会huìcan; will
  • 票
  • 西