HSK 1 · verb

要

yào

to want; to be going to; need

明天我要去买水果。

Míngtiān wǒ yào qù mǎi shuǐguǒ.

Tomorrow I am going to buy fruit.

上课的时候不要打电话。

Shàngkè de shíhou búyào dǎ diànhuà.

Do not make phone calls during class.

他病了,要去医院看病。

Tā bìng le, yào qù yīyuàn kànbìng.

He is ill and has to go to the hospital to see a doctor.

今天真冷,要多穿衣服。

Jīntiān zhēn lěng, yào duō chuān yīfu.

It is really cold today; wear more clothes.