verb, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, measure word, noun · will; shall; to be about to do something

我要去超市买东西。

verb, adjective, expression, punctuation, adverb, noun, pronoun · need to; should; must

我们要做完作业才能出去玩。

verb, adverb, noun, particle, preposition, pronoun, punctuation · to want, need, or ask for something

我要一杯咖啡。

verb, conjunction · if; in case (often appearing as the word 要是 yào​shi)

你要早点说，我就不去了。

verb, noun, adjective · important; essential; vital

这是目前最重要的事情。

particle, noun, directional · (bound form) to demand or coerce

老师对我们的作业质量提出了很高的要求。