要 (pinyin: yào, written "yao" or "yao") means to want; to need; to be going to; important. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 要.
Meaning
to want; to need; to be going to; important
Stroke order
要
Examples
您好,几位?锅底要什么?
nín hǎo, jǐ wèi? guō dǐ yào shén me?
Hello, how many people? What soup base?
好,我要一碗牛肉面,谢谢。
hǎo, wǒ yào yì wǎn niú ròu miàn, xiè xie.
OK, I'll have a bowl of beef noodles, thanks.
怎么不舒服?要不要先去医院?
zěn me bù shū fu? yào bu yào xiān qù yī yuàn?
What's wrong? Want to go to a hospital first?
一只狐狸看见了,很想要那块肉。
yì zhī hú li kàn jiàn le, hěn xiǎng yào nà kuài ròu.