要求
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
要求 (yāoqiú) · to ask
要求 (yāoqiú) means “to ask; to require; requirement”. It is written with 2 characters: 要 (to want) + 求 (to ask (a favor)). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 要求 is built
The characters
要 yào · to want
What 要 is made of
- 覀xī — west
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
求 qiú · to ask (a favor)
What 求 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
老师要求我们早点儿来。Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen zǎo diǎnr lái.The teacher asked us to come early.
这个工作有什么要求？Zhège gōngzuò yǒu shénme yāoqiú?What are the requirements for this job?
Questions about 要求
What does 要求 mean?
要求 (yāoqiú) means “to ask; to require; requirement”.
How do you pronounce 要求?
要求 is pronounced yāoqiú.
Which HSK level is 要求?
要求 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 不要bùyàodon't
- 就要jiùyàoto be about to
- 快要kuàiyàoto be about to
- 只要zhǐyàoas long as
- 主要zhǔyàomain
- 必要bìyàonecessary
- 需要xūyàoto need
- 要是yàoshiif
- 不要紧bùyàojǐnit doesn't matter
Learn 要求 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 14: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.