有序

Mandarin · pinyin yǒu xù

Meanings

  1. regular
  2. orderly
  3. successive
  4. in order
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有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
序
xù · series, serial order, sequence
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3–4 · you3 xu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 zeoi6

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adj

  1. orderly; in order; methodological; systematic

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