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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 要
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 要 | yāo | - (bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 要 | yào | - to want; to need; to ask for - will; shall; about to - need to; should - if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) - (bound form) important |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 17 |
Other Words Containing 要
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 要 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 24 | 17 |
| 需要 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 162 | 185 |
| 不要 | - | 2 | 199 | 244 | 88 |
| 重要 | 3 | 1 | 303 | 178 | 328 |
| 只要 | 4 | 2 | 346 | 561 | 402 |
| 要求 | 3 | 2 | 624 | 196 | 879 |
| 必要 | 5 | 3 | 848 | 1,537 | 1,977 |
| 就要 | - | 2 | 1,044 | 1,112 | 684 |
| 要是 | 5 | 3 | 1,099 | 1,730 | 866 |
| 要么 | - | 6 | 1,121 | 3,787 | 1,825 |
| 主要 | 3 | 2 | 1,873 | 190 | 1,533 |
| 提要 | - | - | 2,254 | 27,006 | 40,948 |
| 快要 | - | 2 | 2,914 | 7,359 | 3,919 |
| 将要 | - | 5 | 4,421 | 7,497 | 9,505 |
| 要不然 | 6 | 6 | 4,448 | 11,288 | 7,355 |
| 无关紧要 | - | 7 | 4,463 | 25,357 | 16,323 |
| 不要紧 | 5 | 4 | 4,987 | 15,224 | 10,063 |
| 要不 | 5 | 7 | 5,393 | 2,374 | 843 |
| 首要 | 6 | 7 | 5,680 | 7,202 | 14,952 |
| 要命 | 6 | 7 | 6,048 | 9,868 | 4,782 |
| 要紧 | - | 7 | 6,247 | 14,101 | 11,321 |
| 至关重要 | - | 7 | 7,193 | 8,718 | 16,823 |
| 正要 | - | - | 7,375 | 11,130 | 16,164 |
| 要害 | - | 7 | 8,848 | 15,726 | 19,807 |
| 重要性 | - | - | 9,030 | 5,313 | 10,783 |
| 要点 | 6 | 8 | 9,444 | 9,129 | 9,233 |
| 要塞 | - | - | 9,531 | 20,461 | 25,218 |
| 不要脸 | - | - | 10,813 | 10,740 | 3,978 |
| 要挟 | - | - | 12,997 | 26,617 | 33,698 |
| 要好 | - | 6 | 14,063 | 9,508 | 6,056 |
| 要素 | 6 | 6 | 15,053 | 4,891 | 10,649 |
| 要说 | - | - | 15,648 | - | - |
| 要价 | - | - | 16,095 | 23,885 | 28,307 |
| 不必要 | - | - | 16,416 | 10,389 | 12,614 |
| 次要 | 5 | - | 16,764 | 17,104 | 17,973 |
| 索要 | - | - | 17,039 | 12,400 | 19,390 |
| 要犯 | - | - | 17,134 | 44,495 | 36,327 |
| 要事 | - | - | 17,541 | 32,652 | 30,628 |
| 须要 | - | - | 17,967 | 41,542 | 36,522 |
| 简要 | 6 | 8 | 18,172 | 16,641 | 43,943 |
| 紧要关头 | - | - | 18,587 | 36,796 | 47,200 |
| 要不是 | - | 9 | 20,141 | 9,015 | 6,502 |
| 要冲 | - | - | 20,677 | 32,979 | 25,833 |
| 摘要 | 6 | - | 21,735 | 8,909 | 17,288 |
| 紧要 | - | - | 22,301 | 20,165 | 9,939 |
| 要饭 | - | - | 22,425 | 31,755 | 22,244 |
| 概要 | - | - | 24,494 | - | - |
| 要闻 | - | - | 24,973 | 37,475 | 27,496 |
| 要得 | - | - | 25,373 | 28,023 | 13,558 |
| 要领 | - | 9 | 27,840 | 25,038 | 28,405 |
| 要约 | - | - | 28,540 | - | - |
| 要务 | - | - | 29,300 | 24,138 | 36,896 |
| 要人 | - | - | 30,064 | 20,092 | 13,327 |
| 要强 | - | 9 | 30,912 | 18,818 | 16,679 |
| 机要 | - | - | 31,486 | 29,062 | 21,452 |
| 要职 | - | - | 32,875 | 38,969 | 57,656 |
| 必要性 | - | - | 33,983 | 14,030 | 38,118 |
| 要员 | - | - | 34,077 | 37,395 | 53,129 |
| 漫天要价 | - | - | 34,720 | 53,207 | 62,723 |
| 政要 | - | - | 34,898 | 26,093 | 36,684 |
| 要义 | - | - | 35,349 | 39,007 | 29,796 |
| 简明扼要 | - | - | 36,337 | 52,433 | 44,756 |
| 要面子 | - | - | 37,397 | 49,396 | 25,152 |
| 要道 | - | - | 37,471 | 26,233 | 45,421 |
| 必要条件 | - | - | 37,781 | 20,462 | 34,320 |
| 不得要领 | - | - | 38,576 | 63,626 | 62,650 |
| 要件 | - | - | 40,256 | 26,456 | 57,572 |
| 显要 | - | - | 40,763 | 50,190 | 58,169 |
| 要账 | - | - | 48,434 | 85,756 | 73,260 |
| 扼要 | - | - | 48,615 | 52,211 | 79,609 |
| 要不得 | - | - | 49,052 | 37,061 | 20,306 |
| 要端 | - | - | 52,895 | 91,190 | 55,558 |
| 要旨 | - | - | 53,050 | 59,352 | 67,358 |
| 大要 | - | - | 53,330 | 35,893 | 34,948 |
| 纲要 | - | 9 | 53,356 | 8,047 | 31,397 |
| 纪要 | 6 | - | 59,665 | 22,095 | 37,058 |
| 要子 | - | - | 59,891 | - | - |
| 险要 | - | - | 60,926 | 40,503 | 68,601 |
| 要路 | - | - | 72,408 | - | - |
| 要略 | - | - | 73,072 | 52,004 | 57,227 |
| 要图 | - | - | 73,883 | 70,082 | 42,514 |