要 yàoyāo HSK1 want Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All "yao1" meanings All meanings 4,510 yào 4,508 will 2,177should 1,717want 618if 9important 5yāo 2 demand 2 Some sentences contain multiple meanings of 要, so totals are smaller than the sum of items. 2 sentences for 要 (yāo) 作为一名管理者,他对下要求非常严格。 zuòwéi yī míng guǎnlǐzhě, tā duì xià yāo qiú fēicháng yángé. As a manager, he is very strict with his subordinates. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary老师对我们的作业质量提出了很高的要求。 lǎoshī duì wǒmen de zuòyè zhìliàng tíchū le hěn gāo de yāo qiú. The teacher has set high standards for the quality of our homework. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary