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
要强
yàoqiáng
eager to excel; strong-willed
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Example phrases
- 她从小要强，即使面临失败，也很少向别人诉苦。 Tā cóngxiǎo yàoqiáng, jíshǐ miànlín shībài, yě hěn shǎo xiàng biérén sùkǔ. She has been strong-willed since childhood, and even when facing failure, she rarely complains to others.
- 她这个人很要强，什么事都想做到最好。 Tā zhège rén hěn yàoqiáng, shénme shì dōu xiǎng zuòdào zuì hǎo. She is very eager to excel and wants to do everything perfectly.
- 他太要强了，输了比赛以后一连几天都不说话。 Tā tài yàoqiáng le, shūle bǐsài yǐhòu yīlián jǐ tiān dōu bù shuōhuà. He is too competitive; after losing the match he did not speak for several days.