Word要yàoMeaningto take (time)Part of speechverbPronunciationCourseHardcore ChineseLessonLesson 9Usages of yào我Wǒ 从cóng 家jiā 到dào 银行yínháng 要yào 十shí 分钟fēnzhōng。Wǒ cóng jiā dào yínháng yào shí fēnzhōng.It takes ten minutes for me to get from home to the bank.