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)
simp. #(要求)

Pronunciation


Note: Note pronunciation of .
Note:
  • iou1 kiu5 - Chaozhou;
  • iao1 kiu5 - Shantou.
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 1iau-jieu
      • MiniDict: iau jieu
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1iau-jjieu
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /iɔ⁵⁵ d͡ʑiɤ²¹/

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (34) (30)
Final () (91) (136)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter 'jiew gjuw
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/
Bernhard
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
    要求某人某事 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    yāoqiú mǒurén zuò mǒushì [Pinyin]
    to ask somebody to do something
    要求他們 [MSC, trad.]
    要求他们 [MSC, simp.]
    yāoqiú tāmen wèi tā pò ge lì. [Pinyin]
    She asked them to make an exception for her.
    工作要求全國四處 [MSC, trad.]
    工作要求全国四处 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de gōngzuò yāoqiú tā quánguó sìchù pǎo. [Pinyin]
    His work required him to move about the country.
    現在師生聯名寫信要求取消老師教授資格 [MSC, trad.]
    现在师生联名写信要求取消老师教授资格 [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: )
    要求  ―  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: 要求(ようきゅう) (yōkyū)
  • Korean: 요구(要求) (yogu)
  • Vietnamese: yêu cầu (要求)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: 4
きゅう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 要求 (MC 'jiew gjuw).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーきゅう [yòókyúú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ːkʲɨː]

Noun

(よう)(きゅう) • (yōkyū

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

Verb

(よう)(きゅう)する • (yōkyū surutransitive suru (stem (よう)(きゅう) (yōkyū shi), past (よう)(きゅう)した (yōkyū shita))

  1. to demand

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

要求 • (yogu) (hangeul 요구)

  1. hanja form? of 요구 (demand; claim)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

要求

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

Noun

要求

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