要求 (yāo qiú) — (verb) to request, to require, to demand; (noun) requirement, demand, request
Definition
要求 is 'to demand / to require' — stronger and more assertive than the polite 请, and more about a standard someone sets than 需要 ('what one needs').
verb
to requestto requireto demand
noun
requirementdemandrequest
Measure word · 点
Examples
- 要求。Lǎo shī yāo qiú wǒ men měi tiān dú zhōng wén.The teacher requires us to read Chinese every day.
- 要求。Tā duì zhè ge gōng zuò yǒu hěn duō yāo qiú.He has many requirements for this job.
- 要求。Wǒ zhǐ yǒu yì diǎn yāo qiú.I only have one small request.
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