| fv/av | 要 | 要 | want, need/going to, expect to, shall, will, want to | yao4 |
| sv | 要紧 | 要緊 | important | yao4 jin3 |
| ma | 要不然 | 要不然 | if not, then, otherwise, or else | yao4 bu4 ran2 |
| fv/n | 需要 | 需要 | need | xu1 yao4 |
| a/n | 必要 | 必要 | necessarily/necessity | bi4 yao4 |
| fv/n | 要求 | 要求 | demand | yao1 qiu2 |
see also