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yào

要yàoyào
should
FromLesson 26inHardcore Chinese

Usages of yào

明天míngtiān　八bā　点diǎn　开始kāishǐ　上课shàngkè，　大家dàjiā　要yào　准时zhǔnshí　到dào　教室jiàoshì。míngtiān bā diǎn kāishǐ shàngkè, dàjiā yào zhǔnshí dào jiàoshì.
Class starts at eight tomorrow; everyone should arrive at the classroom on time.
你nǐ　感冒gǎnmào　了le，　要yào　多duō　喝hē　水shuǐ。nǐ gǎnmào le, yào duō hē shuǐ.
You have a cold; you should drink more water.
到dào　路口lùkǒu　要yào　减速jiǎnsù。dào lùkǒu yào jiǎnsù.
Slow down when you reach the intersection.
转弯zhuǎnwān　以前yǐqián　要yào　减速jiǎnsù　刹车shāchē。zhuǎnwān yǐqián yào jiǎnsù shāchē.
Slow down and brake before turning.
捐赠juānzèng　以前yǐqián　要yào　先xiān　消毒xiāodú。juānzèng yǐqián yào xiān xiāodú.
Disinfect the items before donating them.
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