1. why?
2. for what reason?

1. to want; to need; to ask for
2. will; shall; about to
3. need to; should
4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
5. (bound form) important

1. (archaic) alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
2. alternative form of 偠 (yǎo)
3. used in 要褭／要袅

1. I
2. me
3. my

1. to stand up; to get up
2. also pr. qǐlái

1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 zhàn)
3. indicating completion
4. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看 kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
5. also pr. qǐlai

1. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
2. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
3. to get up; to get out of bed
4. to rise up; to get up

1. I
2. me
3. my

1. lit. thunderclap from a clear sky (idiom)
2. fig. a bolt from the blue

1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs

1. (piece of) news; information
2. message

classifier: 條

1. (bound form) to teach; to instruct
2. a religion
3. to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)

1. I
2. me
3. my

1. how
2. what way
3. what

1. conscientious
2. earnest
3. serious
4. to take seriously
5. to take to heart

1. to work
2. (of a machine) to operate
3. job
4. work
5. task

classifiers: 個, 份, 項