我要喝水。
I want to drink water.
要
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
verb HSK 3.0 · Band 1
Watch it being written
Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.
要
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Build with these blocks
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
See it in sentences
他要回家了。
He is about to go home.