要求

Chinese

 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
 
to seek; to look for; to request
to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
trad. (要求) 要 求
simp. #(要求) 要 求

Pronunciation


Note: Note pronunciation of 要.
Note:
  • iou1 kiu5 - Chaozhou;
  • iao1 kiu5 - Shantou.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wiktionary: 1iau-jjieu
      • Sinological IPA (key): /iɔ⁵⁵ d̥͡ʑiɜ²¹/

Rime
Character 要 求
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 群 (30)
Final (韻) 宵 (91) 尤 (136)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 於霄切 巨鳩切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔiᴇu/ /ɡɨu/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔiɛu/ /ɡiu/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔjæu/ /ɡiəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔiaw/ /guw/
Li
Rong
/ʔiɛu/ /ɡiu/
Wang
Li
/ĭɛu/ /ɡĭəu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔi̯ɛu/ /gi̯ə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yāo qiú
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jiu1 kau4

Verb

要求

  1. to ask; to request; to require; to demand; to claim
    要求退款  ―  yāoqiú tuìkuǎn  ―  to request a refund
    強烈要求/强烈要求  ―  qiángliè yāoqiú  ―  to demand; to urge
    要求某人做某事  ―  yāoqiú mǒurén zuò mǒushì  ―  to ask somebody to do something
    她要求他們為她破個例。 [MSC, trad.]
    她要求他们为她破个例。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā yāoqiú tāmen wèi tā pò ge lì. [Pinyin]
    She asked them to make an exception for her.
    他的工作要求他全國四處跑。 [MSC, trad.]
    他的工作要求他全国四处跑。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de gōngzuò yāoqiú tā quánguó sìchù pǎo. [Pinyin]
    His work required him to move about the country.
    現在有很多師生都聯名寫信要求取消老師的教授資格。 [MSC, trad.]
    现在有很多师生都联名写信要求取消老师的教授资格。 [MSC, simp.]
    Xiànzài yǒu hěn duō shīshēng dōu liánmíng xiěxìn yāoqiú qǔxiāo lǎoshī de jiàoshòu zīgé. [Pinyin]
    Many teachers and students are now jointly writing to demand the cancellation of the teacher’s professor eligibility.

Synonyms

Noun

要求

  1. request; requirement; demand; claim (Classifier: 點/点)
    提要求  ―  tí yāoqiú  ―  to make a request
    著裝要求/着装要求  ―  zhuózhuāng yāoqiú  ―  dress code
    領土要求/领土要求  ―  lǐngtǔ yāoqiú  ―  territorial claim
    申請要求/申请要求  ―  shēnqǐng yāoqiú  ―  application requirements
    披露要求  ―  pīlù yāoqiú  ―  disclosure requirements
    分區要求/分区要求  ―  fēnqū yāoqiú  ―  zoning requirements
    擇偶要求/择偶要求  ―  zé'ǒu yāoqiú  ―  one's requirements for a future spouse

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (要求):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
要 求
よう
Grade: 4
きゅう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 要求 (MC ʔiᴇu ɡɨu).

Noun

要(よう)求(きゅう) • (yōkyū) 

  1. demand; firm request; requirement
    要求(ようきゅう)を無視(むし)した。
    Yōkyū o mushi shita.
    They did not listen to our demands.

Verb

要(よう)求(きゅう)する • (yōkyū suru) transitive suru (stem 要(よう)求(きゅう)し (yōkyū shi), past 要(よう)求(きゅう)した (yōkyū shita))

  1. to demand

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term
要求

Noun

要求 • (yogu) (hangeul 요구)

  1. Hanja form? of 요구 (“demand; claim”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
要求

Verb

要求

  1. chữ Hán form of yêu cầu (“to demand”).

Noun

要求

  1. chữ Hán form of yêu cầu (“demand; request”).
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