Word: 要 (yāo) to demand

These are the example sentences using 要 in the sense to demand. Every sentence using 要 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 要 in this sense

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他们要他再做一次这个工作。

Tāmen yào tā zài zuò yícì zhège gōngzuò.

They made him do the work again.
他母亲要他把浴室打扫干净。

Tā mǔqīn yào tā bǎ yùshì dǎsǎo gānjìng.

His mother made him clean the bathroom.
我们老师要我们打扫这间房间。

Wǒmen lǎoshī yào wǒmen dǎsǎo zhè jiān fángjiān.

Our teacher made us clean the room.
教师用手指指着我，要我跟她走。

Jiàoshī yòng shǒuzhǐ zhǐ zhe wǒ, yào wǒ gēn tā zǒu.

The teacher pointed her finger at me and asked me to come with her.
有人要她去劝他刷房子。

Yǒurén yào tā qù quàn tā shuā fángzi.

She was asked to convince him to paint the house.
老师要我们保持安静。

Lǎoshī yào wǒmen bǎochí ānjìng.

Our teacher demanded that we keep quiet.
老师要我们重复这个字。

Lǎoshī yào wǒmen chóngfù zhège zì.

The teacher made us repeat the word.