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 syn 被 bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn 应该 應該 yīng gāi ought to / should / must syn 该 該 gāi should / ought to / probably / must be / to deserve / to owe / to be sb's turn to do sth / that / the above-mentioned syn 当 當 dāng to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at syn 当然 當然 dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt syn 不能 bù néng cannot / must not / should not syn 只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn 不得不 bù dé bù have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid syn 切 qiè definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters) syn 应 應 yīng to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall syn 不可 bù kě cannot / should not / must not syn 只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ... / to have to / to be forced to syn 不足 bù zú insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not syn 应当 應當 yīng dāng should / ought to syn 带有 帶有 dài yǒu to have as a feature or characteristic / to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc) / to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc) syn 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right / deservedly / ought / should syn 信赖 信賴 xìn lài to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on syn 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") syn 无权 無權 wú quán to have no right / to have no authority 何必 hé bì there is no need / why should syn 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence / to have the cheek to syn 理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom) / proper and to be expected as a matter of course / inevitable and right syn 理应 理應 lǐ yīng should / ought to syn 不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must syn 信服 xìn fú to have faith in / to believe in / to have confidence in / to respect syn 不合 bù hé to not conform to / to be unsuited to / to be out of keeping with / should not / ought out syn 闹翻 鬧翻 nào fān to have a falling out / to have a big argument syn 有种 有種 yǒu zhǒng to have guts / to have courage / to be brave syn 应有尽有 應有盡有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs syn 结扎 結扎 jié zā to tie up / to bind up / (medicine) to ligate / (of a male) to have a vasectomy (ligation of the vasa deferentia) / (of a female) to have one's tubes tied (tubal ligation) 交接 jiāo jiē (of two things) to come into contact / to meet / to hand over to / to take over from / to associate with / to have friendly relations with / to have sexual intercourse syn 心安理得 xīn ān lǐ dé to have a clear conscience / to have no qualms about sth syn 沾边 沾邊 zhān biān to have a connection with / to be close (to reality) / to be relevant / to have one's hand in syn 无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] syn 两全其美 兩全其美 liǎng quán qí měi to satisfy rival demands (idiom) / to get the best of both worlds / to have it both ways / to have one's cake and eat it too syn 略带 略帶 lüè dài to have (an attribute) to a small degree / to have a touch of syn 历尽 歷盡 lì jìn to have experienced a lot of / to have been through 倒贴 倒貼 dào tiē to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money) 大有作为 大有作為 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future syn 素有 sù yǒu to have / to have always had syn 事不宜迟 事不宜遲 shì bù yí chí the matter should not be delayed / there's no time to lose syn 火并 火幷 huǒ bìng (of rival gangs or armed factions etc) to engage in internecine violence / to have an open fight / to clash on the streets / to have a shootout syn 公休 gōng xiū to have a public holiday / to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association 饮茶 飲茶 yǐn chá to have tea and refreshments / to have dim sum lunch (Cantonese) syn 论理 論理 lùn lǐ normally / as things should be / by rights / to reason things out / logic syn 何须 何須 hé xū there is no need / why should syn 赋闲 賦閑 fù xián to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical syn 全勤 quán qín (of an individual) to have a perfect attendance record / (of a group) to have no absentees syn 加赛 加賽 jiā sài (sports) to have an additional tie-breaking match or period of play / to have a playoff 有权 有權 yǒu quán to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful 将会 將會 jiāng huì auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to) / will (cause) / should (enable) / going to 不该 不該 bù gāi should not / to owe nothing 有无 有無 yǒu wú to have or have not / surplus and shortfall / tangible and intangible / corporeal and incorporeal 应该说 應該說 yīng gāi shuō it should be mentioned that ... 有意义 有意義 yǒu yì yì to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting 别有 別有 bié yǒu to have other... / to have a special ... 出问题 出問題 chū wèn tí to have sth go wrong / to have a problem arise / to give problems 未及 wèi jí to not have had time / to have not yet / not to touch upon 吹了 chuī le failed / busted / to have not succeeded / to have died / to have parted company / to have chilled (of a relationship) 贪玩 貪玩 tān wán to only want to have a good time / to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline 发生关系 發生關係 fā shēng guān xi to have sexual relations with sb / to have dealings with 好险 好險 hǎo xiǎn to have a close call / to have a narrow escape 见不得 見不得 jiàn bu dé not fit to be seen by / should not be exposed to / can't bear to see 该当 該當 gāi dāng should / to deserve syn 交欢 交歡 jiāo huān to have cordial relations with each other / to have sexual intercourse 有一手 yǒu yī shǒu to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair 孰料 shú liào who would have thought? / who could have imagined? / unexpectedly 吃不了兜着走 吃不了兜著走 chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom) / fig. you'll have to take the consequences 鱼与熊掌 魚與熊掌 yú yǔ xióng zhǎng lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. you must choose one or the other / you can't always get everything you want / you can't have your cake and eat it 熊猫眼 熊貓眼 xióng māo yǎn to have dark circles under one's eyes / to have eyes like a panda 深谈 深談 shēn tán to have an in depth conversation / to have intimate talks / to discuss thoroughly 男女授受不亲 男女授受不親 nán nǚ shòu shòu bù qīn men and women should not touch hands when they give or receive things (citation, from Mencius) 脚踏两条船 腳踏兩條船 jiǎo tà liǎng tiáo chuán lit. to stand with each foot in a different boat (idiom) / fig. to have it both ways / to run after two hares / (especially) to have two lovers at the same time 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 呗 唄 bei modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way syn 宜 yí proper / should / suitable / appropriate syn 过目不忘 過目不忘 guò mù bù wàng to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory syn 江郎才尽 江郎才盡 jiāng láng cái jìn Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block 物是人非 wù shì rén fēi things have remained the same, but people have changed syn 巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue syn 兼爱 兼愛 jiān ài "universal love", principle advocated by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], stressing that people should care for everyone equally 解铃还须系铃人 解鈴還須繫鈴人 jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom) / fig. whoever started the trouble should end it 博闻强记 博聞強記 bó wén qiáng jì have wide learning and a retentive memory / have encyclopedic knowledge syn 好 hào to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to syn 有 yǒu to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional) syn 会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 没 沒 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not / not syn 让 讓 ràng to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被[bei4]) syn 没有 沒有 méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be syn 得 děi to have to / must / ought to / to need to syn 用 yòng to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore syn 干 gān (bound form) to have to do with / to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tian gan1] / (archaic) shield syn 带 帶 dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise syn 所有 suǒ yǒu all / to have / to possess / to own syn 必须 必須 bì xū to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily syn 来说 來說 lái shuō to have one's say / to interpret a topic (from a certain point of view) / now we come to talk about it, ... syn 