要求 (yāoqiú) means Demand (request - ask - claim). Below are 21 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
老师的 要求 很清楚。
Lǎoshī de yāoqiú hěn qīngchu.
The teacher's requirements are very clear.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 要求
他 要求 我们认真练习。
Tā yāoqiú wǒmen rènzhēn liànxí.
He asks us to practise seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 要求
这是最基本的 要求 。
Zhè shì zuì jīběn de yāoqiú.
This is the most basic requirement.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 基本
请明确说明你的 要求 。
Qǐng míngquè shuōmíng nǐ de yāoqiú.
Please state your requirements clearly.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 明确
这个 要求 过于苛刻了。
Zhège yāoqiú guòyú kēkè le.
This demand is excessively harsh.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 过于
廉洁是最基本的 要求 。
Liánjié shì zuì jīběn de yāoqiú.
Integrity is the most basic requirement.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 廉洁
这个 要求 让他很为难。
Zhège yāoqiú ràng tā hěn wéinán.
This request put him in a difficult position.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 为难
这个 要求 未免太高了。
Zhège yāoqiú wèimiǎn tài gāo le.
This demand is rather too much.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 未免
你也可以拒绝他的 要求 。
Nǐ yě kěyǐ jùjué tā de yāoqiú.
You can also refuse his request.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 拒绝
这份工作对学历有 要求 。
Zhè fèn gōngzuò duì xuélì yǒu yāoqiú.
This job has educational requirements.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 学历
各项指标都达到了 要求 。
Gè xiàng zhǐbiāo dōu dádào le yāoqiú.
All the indicators met the requirements.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 指标
他的条件符合我们的 要求 。
Tā de tiáojiàn fúhé wǒmen de yāoqiú.
His qualifications meet our requirements.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 符合
这个职位 要求 有三年经验。
Zhège zhíwèi yāoqiú yǒu sān nián jīngyàn.
This position requires three years of experience.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 职位
这个方案满足了大家的 要求 。
Zhège fāng'àn mǎnzú le dàjiā de yāoqiú.
This plan meets everyone's requirements.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 满足
老师 要求 我们背诵这首古诗。
Lǎoshī yāoqiú wǒmen bèisòng zhè shǒu gǔshī.
The teacher asked us to recite this classical poem from memory.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 背诵
这项工作对身体素质 要求 很高。
Zhè xiàng gōngzuò duì shēntǐ sùzhì yāoqiú hěn gāo.
This job demands a high level of physical fitness.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 素质
输了他也不服气, 要求 再比一次。
Shū le tā yě bù fúqì, yāoqiú zài bǐ yí cì.
Even in defeat he was unconvinced and asked for another round.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 服气
这么荒唐的 要求 ,谁也不会答应。
Zhème huāngtang de yāoqiú, shéi yě bú huì dāying.
Nobody would agree to such an outrageous demand.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荒唐
根据老师的 要求 ,我们要写一段话。
Gēnjù lǎoshī de yāoqiú, wǒmen yào xiě yí duàn huà.
As the teacher requires, we have to write a paragraph.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 根据
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From the travel phrasebook
我们 要求 退货。
Wǒmen yāoqiú tuìhuò.
We're asking to return the goods.
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
Questions about 要求
How is 要求 used in a sentence?
This page shows 21 sentences using 要求 (yāoqiú, "Demand (request - ask - claim)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 要求 an HSK word?
Yes — 要求 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 要求?
The dictionary page for 要求 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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