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要么 (yào me): Or (Conjunction) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 6

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要么 consists of 2 characters.

要 • yào • want; be going to; ask for; demand • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

yào要

want; be going to; ask for; demand

么 • me • interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender

me么

interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender

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Pinyinyào me

Meaningor

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 6

SyntaxConjunction

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Example Sentences with 要么

yào要

me么

nǐ你

qīn亲

zì自

qù去

jiě解

shì释

qīng清

chǔ楚

，

bù不

rán然

jiù就

wěi委

tuō托

yí一

wèi位

kě可

kào靠

de的

dài代

lǐ理

rén人

。

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 要么.

Words with 要

不要bù yàodon't!
快要kuài yàonearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
主要zhǔ yàomainly
要求yāo qiúrequirement
重要zhòng yàoimportant
需要xū yàoneed
只要zhǐ yàoso long as ...
将要jiāng yàowill

Words with 么

什么shén mewhat?
怎么zěn mehow?
怎么样zěn me yànghow about it
这么zhè meso much
那么

nà me

like that

为什么wèi shén mewhy?

多么duō mehow ...

怎么办zěn me bànwhat's to be done