要
yào
to want; to need; to ask for
will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
我要一杯水，谢谢。
wǒ yào yī bēi shuǐ, xiè xie.
I want a glass of water, thank you.
你要好好学习，将来才能找到好工作。
nǐ yào hǎo hao xué xí, jiāng lái cái néng zhǎo dào hǎo gōng zuò.
You need to study hard so that you can find a good job in the future.
Words with 要
次要
cì yào
secondary
要紧
yào jǐn
important
重要
zhòng yào
important; significant; major
重要性
zhòng yào xìng
importance
险要
xiǎn yào
strategically situated and easy to defend
需要
xū yào
to need; to want; to demand; to require
需要是发明之母
xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
显要
xiǎn yào
prominent; eminent
首要
shǒu yào
the most important
高要
gāo yāo
see 高要區|高要区[Gao1 yao1 Qu1]
高要区
gāo yāo qū
Gaoyao, a district of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong
齐民要术
qí mín yào shù
Essential skill to benefit the people, sixth century encyclopedia of agricultural knowledge by Jia Sixie 賈思勰|贾思勰[Jia3 Si1 xie2]