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. right; correct
2. towards; at; for
3. concerning; regarding
4. to treat (sb a certain way)
5. to face
6. (bound form) opposite; facing; matching
7. to match together; to adjust
8. to fit; to suit
9. to answer; to reply
10. to add; to pour in (a fluid)
11. to check; to compare
12. classifier: couple; pair

1. drowned
2. to end
3. to die
4. to inundate

1. to make; to produce
2. to write; to compose
3. to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
4. (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
5. (of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
6. to assume (an air or manner)

1. to cross
2. to go over
3. to pass (time)
4. to celebrate (a holiday)
5. to live
6. to get along
7. excessively
8. too-

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. matter
2. thing
3. item
4. work
5. affair

classifiers: 件, 樁, 回

1. alternative form of 倳 (zì, “to establish”)
2. alternative form of 剚 (zì, “to stab”)

1. (of sb) to express; to state; to show
2. (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
3. expression; manifestation

1. to be sorry
2. to feel apologetic
3. sorry!