Word: 要 (yāo, yào)

我爸爸坚持要我去那地方看看。

Wǒ bàba jiānchí yào wǒ qù nà dìfāng kànkan.

My father insisted that I should go to see the place.

我现在有很多事要做。

Wǒ xiànzài yǒu hěn duō shì yào zuò.

I have many things to do now.

我看我们找到要找的东西了。

Wǒ kàn wǒmen zhǎodào yào zhǎo de dōngxi le.

I think we've found what we were looking for.

我知道他们要做什么。

Wǒ zhīdào tāmen yào zuò shénme.

I know what they're going to do.

我知道，要相信这件事很难。

Wǒ zhīdào, yào xiāngxìn zhè jiàn shì hěn nán.

I know it's difficult to believe.

我算了算，这次旅行要花大概一万块人民币。

Wǒ suànle suàn, zhècì lǚxíng yào huā dàgài yí wàn kuài rénmínbì.

I've calculated that I'll spend about ten thousand RMB on this trip.

我被问到我是不是要这么做。

Wǒ bèi wèn dào wǒ shìbúshì yào zhème zuò.

I was asked whether I wanted to do that.

我要一个三明治。

Wǒ yào yí gè sānmíngzhì.

I want a sandwich.

我要一份扬州炒饭。

Wǒ yào yífèn Yángzhōuchǎofàn.

I'll have a portion of Yangzhou fried rice.

我要一把剑！

Wǒ yào yì bǎ jiàn!

I want a sword!

我要一条鱼。

Wǒ yào yìtiáo yú.

I'd like a fish.

我要一直做下去。

Wǒ yào yìzhí zuò xiàqù.

I'll keep doing it.

我要个会说法语的人。

Wǒ yào gè huì shuō Fǎyǔ de rén.

I want a person who can speak French.

我要买什么？

Wǒ yào mǎi shénme?

What should I buy?

我要买辆新车。

Wǒ yào mǎi liàng xīn chē.

I am going to buy a new car.

我要买这个。

Wǒ yào mǎi zhège.

I'll buy this.

我要些读的东西。

Wǒ yào xiē dú de dōngxi.

I want something to read.

我要你想一想。

Wǒ yào nǐ xiǎng yì xiǎng.

I want you to think about it.

我要你的爱。

Wǒ yào nǐ de ài.

I want your love.

我要做的事情都已经做了。

Wǒ yào zuò de shìqing dōu yǐjīng zuòle.

I have done everything I was supposed to do.

我要先找到他！

Wǒ yào xiān zhǎodào tā!

I want to find him first!

我要再做一次。

Wǒ yào zài zuò yícì.

I have to do it again.

我要写一封信给他。

Wǒ yào xiě yìfēng xìn gěi tā.

I'm going to write him a letter.

我要冷死了。

Wǒ yào lěng sǐle.

I'm dying of cold.

我要去义大利。

Wǒ yào qù Yìdàlì.

I want to go to Italy.

我要去巴黎。

Wǒ yào qù Bālí.

I'm going to Paris. I want to go to Paris.

我要去市场。

Wǒ yào qù shìchǎng.

I will go to the market.

我要去广场。

Wǒ yào qù guǎngchǎng.

I'm going to the square.

我要去接她。

Wǒ yào qù jiē tā.

I'm going to pick her up.

我要去方便一下。

Wǒ yào qù fāngbiàn yíxià.

I need to go to the bathroom.

我要去爬那座山。

Wǒ yào qù pá nà zuò shān.

I'm going to climb that mountain.

我要去看电影。

Wǒ yào qù kàn diànyǐng.

I want to go to see a movie.

我要去银行了。

Wǒ yào qù yínháng le.

I'm going to the bank.

我要叫你“老板”。

Wǒ yào jiào nǐ“lǎobǎn”.

I'll call you my boss.

我要吃三明治。

Wǒ yào chī sānmíngzhì.

I'm going to eat a sandwich / I want to eat a sandwich.

我要吃个够再走。

Wǒ yào chī gè gòu zài zǒu.

I'm eating my fill before I go.

我要吃糖果。

Wǒ yào chī tángguǒ.

I want to eat sweets.

我要吃饭了。

Wǒ yào chīfànle.

I'm going to eat.

我要合计一下学生们所得的总分数。

Wǒ yào héjì yíxià xuéshengmen suǒde de zǒng fēnshù.

I'm going to total up the points gained by the students.

我要向你学习很多。

Wǒ yào xiàng nǐ xuéxí hěn duō.

I have a lot to learn from you.

我要告诉你的只能你我知道。

Wǒ yào gàosu nǐ de zhǐnéng nǐ wǒ zhīdào.

What I'm about to say is strictly between you and me.

我要喝水。

Wǒ yào hēshuǐ.

I'm going to drink water. I want to drink water.

我要喝王老吉。

Wǒ yào hē Wánglǎojí.

I'll have Wanglaoji.

我要回来了。

Wǒ yào huílaile.

I'll come back.

我要多很多。

Wǒ yào duō hěn duō.

I want a lot more.

我要失去什么？

Wǒ yào shīqù shénme?

What have I got to lose?

我要失去它了。

Wǒ yào shīqù tā le.

I'm going to miss that.

我要学很多。

Wǒ yào xué hěn duō.

I've got a lot more to learn.

我要学法语。

Wǒ yào xué Fǎyǔ.

I want to learn French.

我要开始学拉丁文了。

Wǒ yào kāishǐ xué Lādīngwén le.

I am going to start learning Latin.

我要忘了她。

Wǒ yào wàngle tā.

I want to forget her.

我要怎么解释？

Wǒ yào zěnme jiěshì?

How am I going to explain this?

我要打几个电话。

Wǒ yào dǎ jǐ ge diànhuà.

I had some calls to make.

我要打给我女儿一个电话。

Wǒ yào dǎ gěi wǒ nǚ'ér yí gè diànhuà.

I'm going to call my daughter.

我要找到我的钥匙。

Wǒ yào zhǎodào wǒ de yàoshi.

I need to find my keys.

我要把这个送给他。

Wǒ yào bǎ zhège sònggěi tā.

I'm going to give this to him.

我要挂科了！

Wǒ yào guà kē le!

I'm going to fail the class!

我要接个电话。

Wǒ yào jiē gè diànhuà.

I'm going to take a phone call.

我要明确表示我不会再来了。

Wǒ yào míngquè biǎoshì wǒ búhuì zài láile.

I will make it clear that I won't come again.

我要暂时离开。

Wǒ yào zànshí líkāi.

I'll be gone for a while.

我要用一万美元买你们的房子。

Wǒ yào yòng yí wàn měiyuán mǎi nǐmen de fángzi.

I will buy your house for ten thousand dollars.

我要看一下这个。

Wǒ yào kàn yíxià zhège.

I want to have a look at this one.

我要看看我能做甚么。

Wǒ yào kànkan wǒ néng zuò shénme.

I'm going to see what I can do.

我要知道你怎么想。

Wǒ yào zhīdào nǐ zěnme xiǎng.

I need to know what you think.

我要等她来。

Wǒ yào děng tā lái.

I shall wait until she comes.

我要算算我今天一共花了多少钱。

Wǒ yào suàn suàn wǒ jīntiān yígòng huāle duōshǎo qián.

I'm going to calculate how much money I've spent today.

我要花很长时间。

Wǒ yào huā hěn cháng shíjiān.

It'll take a long time.

我要这个汤。

Wǒ yào zhège tāng.

I would like to have this soup.

我要这本书。

Wǒ yào zhè běn shū.

I want the book.

我要这项工作在五点前完成。

Wǒ yào zhè xiàng gōngzuò zài wǔ diǎn qián wánchéng.

I want this work finished by five.

我要那个玩具。

Wǒ yào nàge wánjù.

I want that toy.

我觉得他要来了，但是我不确定。

Wǒ juéde tā yào láile, dànshì wǒ bú quèdìng.

I think he is going to come, but I'm not sure.

我觉得我要躺一下了。

Wǒ juéde wǒ yào tǎng yíxià le.

I think I'll lie down for a while.

我认为她要杀我。

Wǒ rènwéi tā yào shā wǒ.

I thought she was going to kill me.

我认为我们要一起做。

Wǒ rènwéi wǒmen yào yìqǐ zuò.

I thought we were going to do this together.

我认为要保持平衡。

Wǒ rènwéi yào bǎochí pínghéng.

I think there's a balance to be had.

我试着要告诉你。

Wǒ shìzhe yào gàosu nǐ.

I tried to tell you.

我还是没有找到我要找的。

Wǒ háishi méiyǒu zhǎodào wǒ yào zhǎo de.

I still haven't found what I'm looking for.

我还有话要对您说。

Wǒ háiyǒu huà yào duì nín shuō.

I still need to talk to you.

我还要享受更多。

Wǒ hái yào xiǎngshòu gèng duō.

I want to enjoy much more.

我还要再睡一会儿。

Wǒ hái yào zài shuì yíhuìr.

I still have to sleep for a while.

我还要等五分钟。

Wǒ hái yào děng wǔ fēnzhōng.

I'll wait another five minutes.

我还要获得很多。

Wǒ hái yào huòdé hěn duō.

I still want to get a lot.

我还要获得更多。

Wǒ hái yào huòdé gèng duō.

I want to get even more.

我那么紧张，感觉心都要跳出来了。

Wǒ nàme jǐnzhāng, gǎnjué xīn dōu yào tiào chūláile.

I'm so nervous - I feel like my heart is going to jump out.

我问了他要去哪里。

Wǒ wèn le tā yào qù nǎlǐ.

I asked him where he was going.

所有您要做的，就是等待。

Suǒyǒu nín yào zuò de, jiùshì děngdài.

All you have to do is to wait.

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.

无论你喜欢是否，你要学习法语。

Wúlùn nǐ xǐhuan shìfǒu, nǐ yào xuéxí Fǎyǔ.

You have to study French whether you like it or not.

时间比你想的还要晚。

Shíjiān bǐ nǐ xiǎng de hái yào wǎn.

It's later than you think.

明天开始，我要开始新的工作。

Míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ yào kāishǐ xīn de gōngzuò.

Starting tomorrow, I will begin a new job.

明天我要买手机了。

Míngtiān wǒ yào mǎi shǒujī le.

I'm going to buy a cell phone tomorrow.

明天我要去做一份新工作。

Míngtiān wǒ yào qù zuò yífèn xīn gōngzuò.

I start a new job tomorrow.

是为了要向前走！

Shì wèile yào xiàngqián zǒu!

It is for advancing!

晚上要出去玩吗？

Wǎnshang yào chūqù wán ma?

Wanna hang out tonight?

有一天我要去美国。

Yǒu yì tiān wǒ yào qù Měiguó.

I want to go to America some day.

有一天我要去非洲。

Yǒu yì tiān wǒ yào qù Fēizhōu.

I want to go to Africa someday.

有件事情我要对你说。

Yǒu jiàn shìqing wǒ yào duì nǐ shuō.

There's something I want to tell you.

有甚么事要做吗？

Yǒu shénme shì yào zuò ma?

Is there anything that needs to be done?

没人要去找你。

Méi rén yào qù zhǎo nǐ.

No one's going to find you.