要
要 in English
- (bound form) to demand / to coerce
- to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important
Measure word
- 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
- 次 cì next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard... attested in use
- 点 diǎn point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order... attested in use
Stroke order
Show the animation Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
How it used to be written
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Small seal script -
Clerical script 東漢 - See all 10 forms
Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).
Examples
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“你什么时候回来？”“这都要看天气。”
"When will you come back?" "It all depends on the weather."
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「他们又要罢工了吗？」「恐怕是的。」
"Will they go on strike again?" "I'm afraid so."
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「你干什么笑啊？」「笑还需要理由啊？」
"Why are you smiling?" "Does there need to be a reason?"
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Beth被她懒惰的男朋友要求帮他做历史作业。
Beth was asked by her lazy boyfriend to do his history homework.
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Jane正要离开家。
Jane was about to leave the house.
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Ken七月底要去美国了。
Ken is going to the United States at the end of July.