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須要

简 须要 · 繁 須要
Mandarin · pinyin xū yào

Meanings

  1. must; have to
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須
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要
yào · necessary, essential; necessity
须
xū · must, have to, necessary
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1–4 · xu1 yao4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

seoi1 jiu3

Cantonese word readings for 須要. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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seoi1 jiu3

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verb

  1. must; have to; should

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