要 yào
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 覀 — west, western, westward
- Made of
- 覀 west, western, westward 女 woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
要好
yàohǎo
to be close; on good terms
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 她和邻居家的女孩从小要好，后来即使各自移居国外也一直联系。 Tā hé línjū jiā de nǚhái cóngxiǎo yàohǎo, hòulái jíshǐ gèzì yíjū guówài yě yìzhí liánxì. She and the girl next door were close from childhood, and even after each moved abroad they stayed in contact.
- 他们俩从小要好，上学时总在一起玩。 Tāmen liǎ cóngxiǎo yàohǎo, shàngxué shí zǒng zài yìqǐ wán. The two of them were close from childhood and always played together at school.
- 两家大人很要好，孩子们也跟着成了朋友。 Liǎng jiā dàrén hěn yàohǎo, háizimen yě gēnzhe chéng le péngyou. The parents of the two families were close, so the children became friends too.