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Are you confused by the Chinese word 要 (yào)? It's one of the most common but also most versatile characters in the language, meaning everything from "want" and "will" to "must" and "don't." Getting it right is a major step toward sounding more natural and fluent.

In today's episode, I break down 8 essential functions of this tricky character with clear, real-world examples. By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to use every form of 要 with total confidence.

In this episode, you will learn:

• Future Plan (general and objective): 将要.
• Future Plan (immediacy and excitement) 就要.
• To Want: a simple want (想要)
• To Want: a stubborn insistence (非要).
• Must / Should: 要
• Don't!: 不要.
• How About...? 要不
• Otherwise...: 要不
• Either... Or...: 要么...要么...

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