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要求

yāoqiú

requirement; request

A person making a request
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Characters in this word

要 yào

Strokes
9
Radical
覀 — west, western, westward
Made of
覀 west, western, westward 女 woman, girl
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

求 qiú

Strokes
7
Radical
氺 — water
Made of
一 one 氺 water

Example phrases

  • 要求不高。 Yāo qiú bù gāo. The requirements are not high.
  • 老师有要求。 Lǎo shī yǒu yāo qiú. The teacher has requirements.
  • 请说要求。 Qǐng shuō yāo qiú. Please say your requirements.

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