要求
yāo qiúㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: YÊU CẦU
Traditional: 要求
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 2
Meaning(verb, noun)
to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand
Measure words: 点
Examples
老板要求我们八点上班。
lǎo bǎn yāo qiú wǒ men bā diǎn shàng bān.
The boss requires us to start work at eight.
这份工作的要求很高。
zhè fèn gōng zuò de yāo qiú hěn gāo.
This job has high requirements.
他对自己要求很严格。
tā duì zì jǐ yāo qiú hěn yán gé.
He's very strict with himself.
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Stroke order
YẾU · 9 strokes
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
CẦU · 7 strokes
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
Related words
- 要 yào — to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 是); (bound form) important
- 需要 xū yào — to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
- 重要 zhòng yào — important; significant; major
- 主要 zhǔ yào — main; principal; major; primary
- 只要 zhǐ yào — if only; so long as
- 必要 bì yào — necessary; essential; indispensable; required
- 要是 yào shi — (coll.) if
- 要不 yào bù — otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)