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还要 (hái yào) — in addition, also; even more (with adjectives)

Definition

还要 can mean 'also / in addition' (adding to what was just said — different from 又, which marks a repeated action) or 'even more' before an adjective or comparison (还要 + adjective).

adverb
in additionalsoeven more (with adjectives)

Examples

  • ，还要？
    Chú le zhè ge, hái yào yǒu bié de wèn tí ma?
    Besides this, are there any other questions?
  • 还要。
    Jīn tiān de tiān qì hái yào bǐ zuó tiān rè.
    The weather today is even hotter than yesterday.
  • ，还要。
    Wǒ mǎi le shū, hái yào mǎi le yì xiē wén jù.
    I bought books and also bought some stationery.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 還; 还 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
睘
睘qióng還hái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 還 pairs 辵 (walk) with 睘 as a sound part for 'go back; return'; the simplified 还 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

要 began as a drawing of a person with both hands pointing to the waist.

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