要 (jiu3) — shall; will; be about to in Cantonese

jiu˗₃要

Mandarin Pinyin: yao4

Meaning of 要

nounshall; will; be about to

nounwant; wish; need; ask for

nounessential points; main points

nounmust; should; have to

nounif; suppose; in case

nounimportant; essential; major

Example Sentences with 要

我而家要決定。

I have to decide now.

我聽日七點鐘要起身。

I need to wake up at 7 o'clock tomorrow.

行路要幾耐呀?

How long will it take to walk?

haangˎ₄行louˍ₆路jiu˗₃要siuˊ²小samˉ¹心。

You must be careful when walking.

不要嘲笑別人的錯誤或不幸。

Do not jeer at the mistakes or misfortunes of others.

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Words Containing 要

主要出入口zyu2 jiu3 ceot1 jap6 hau2

key access point

不重要的bat1 zung6 jiu3 dik1

slight

不得要領bat1 dak1 jiu3/1 ling5

fail to grasp the main points

錯就要認，打就企定。co3 zau6 jiu3 jing6 daa2 zau6 kei5 ding6

face up to one's mistakes; admit one's mistakes and stand still when one gets beaten

致命要害zi3 ming6 jiu3 hoi6

Achilles' heel

交通要道gaau1 tung1 jiu3 dou6

traffic artery; a vital communications line; an important line of communications

一定要jat1 ding6 jiu3

must

不要bat1 jiu3

do not want; do not desire | Cant.: 唔要; 唔愛

須要seoi1 jiu3

have/need to; must

要害jiu3 hoi6

crucial point; key; strategic point; vital part; vitals

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