"To ask for" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 要 |  yào | to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important |   |
| 索要 | suǒ yào | to ask for / to request / to demand | |
| 讨取 | tǎo qǔ | to ask for / to demand | |
| 索讨 | suǒ tǎo | to demand / to ask for | |
