要

wǒ yào shì yī xià

我要试一下。

I'd like to have a try.

tā yào gēn shì zhǎng tán

他要跟市长谈。

He wishes to talk to the mayor.

wǒ hái yǒu liǎng jù huà yào shuō

我还有两句话要说。

I'd like to say a few more words.

jǐn yào

紧要

extremely important

zhǔ yào

主要

principal

yào shì

要事

important matter

wǒ de shǒu yào xǐ yī xǐ

我的手要洗一洗。

My hands need washing.

gǎn dào nà lǐ yào liǎng gè xiǎo shí

赶到那里要两个小时。

It takes two hours to get there.

wǒ zuò jiàn qún zi yào duō shǎo bù

我做件裙子要多少布？

How much cloth do I need to make a dress?

wǒ yào tā zài yī xiǎo shí nèi zhǔn bèi jiù xù

我要他在一小时内准备就绪。

I want him ready in one hour.

tā yào nǐ lì kè huí qu gōng zuò

他要你立刻回去工作。

He wants you back to work right now.

tā yào wǒ tì tā xiě fēng xìn

她要我替她写封信。

She asked me to write a letter for her.

míng tiān yào bù xià yǔ wǒ men jiù chū qu wán

明天要不下雨，我们就出去玩。

We'll go out to play, if it doesn't rain tomorrow.

tā yào bù qù wǒ yě bù qù

她要不去，我也不去。

If she won't go, nor shall I.

nǐ fù qīn yào kàn jiàn nǐ tā huì zěn me bàn

你父亲要看见你，他会怎么办？

Suppose your father saw you, what would he do?

gāng yào

纲要

sketch

zhāi yào

摘要

abstract

tí yào

提要

synopsis

rén yào chī fàn cái néng huó xià qu

人要吃饭才能活下去。

Man has to eat to live.

wǒ men dōu yào xiàng xiān jìn gōng zuò zhě xué xí

我们都要向先进工作者学习。

We should learn from advanced workers.

wǒ men yào xiāng xìn qún zhòng

我们要相信群众。

We must have faith in the masses.

dōng tiān jiù yào lái le

冬天就要来了。

Winter is coming.

kàn qǐ lai yào xià yǔ le

看起来要下雨了。

It looks as if it is going rain.

bù jiǔ hòu wǒ men yào cān jiā jìng sài

不久后，我们要参加竞赛。

We are going to enter the competition soon.

tā de shù xué xué de yào bǐ qí tā xué kē hǎo

她的数学学得要比其它学科好。

She is better at mathematics than other subjects.

nǐ men yào bǐ wǒ men xīn kǔ duō le

你们要比我们辛苦多了。

You must have had a much tougher time than we did.

shù yīn dǐ xia yào bǐ wū li liáng kuai de duō

树阴底下要比屋里凉快得多。

It is much cooler under a tree than inside the room.

wǒ yī dìng yào zài jīn yè wán chéng cǐ shì

我一定要在今夜完成此事。

I must finish this tonight.

tā shuō tā yī dìng yào jià gěi tā

她说她一定要嫁给他。

She said that she's determined to marry him.

yào me jiù jìn lai yào me jiù chū qu bié dǔ zài mén kǒu

要么就进来，要么就出去，别堵在门口。

Either come in or go out. Don't stand in the doorway.