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要求yāo qiúto request

HSK 3word

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要求 (yāo qiú) means "to request" or "requirement." It appears in 老师要求我们明天八点到。 (The teacher requested that we arrive at eight tomorrow.) and 老师的要求很高。 (The teacher's requirements are high.) In the dialogue, B passes on the teacher's request. Then A says the teacher's requirements are high.

What does 要求 mean?

  1. 1.

    to requestverb

  2. 2.

    requirementnoun

What do the characters in 要求 mean?

  • 要(bound form) to demand; to coerce
  • 求to request

How do you use 要求?

See it in 要求我们八点到 and 要求很高

What are some examples of 要求 in a sentence?

  1. 老师要求我们明天八点到。

    Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen míngtiān bā diǎn dào.

    The teacher requested that we arrive at eight tomorrow.

  2. 老师的要求很高。

    Lǎoshī de yāoqiú hěn gāo.

    The teacher's requirements are high.

How is 要求 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    明天我们几点去学校?

    Míngtiān wǒmen jǐ diǎn qù xuéxiào?

    What time do we go to school tomorrow?

  2. Speaker B:

    老师要求我们明天八点到。

    Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen míngtiān bā diǎn dào.

    The teacher requested that we arrive at eight tomorrow.

  3. Speaker A:

    这么早!老师的要求很高。

    Zhème zǎo! Lǎoshī de yāoqiú hěn gāo.

    So early! The teacher's requirements are high.

  4. Speaker B:

    是啊,我们早点儿睡吧。

    Shì a, wǒmen zǎo diǎnr shuì ba.

    Yes, let's go to bed early.

Can you use 要求 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (requirement): 老师的___很高。 (The teacher's requirements are high.)
  2. 2.What does 老师要求我们明天八点到。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to request"?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.