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且

Mandarin · pinyin qiě

Meanings

  1. and
  2. moreover
  3. yet
  4. for the time being
  5. to be about to
  6. both (... and...)
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且
qiě · moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
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3 · qie3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ce2 · ceoi1 · ceoi2 · cou4 · zeoi1

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

character

  1. this
  2. almost; nearly
  3. be going to; will; shall
  4. just; for the time being
  5. even (used for emphasis, often with a hypothetical extreme scenario)
  6. (dialectal Mandarin) for a long time
  7. and; also (for juxtaposition)
  8. both ... and ...
  9. or (to list alternatives)
  10. moreover (to indicate progression)
  11. if; assuming (to indicate hypotheticality)
  12. sentence-initial or sentence-medial modal particle
  13. a surname

character

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 俎 (zǔ, “chopping board”)
  2. many; numerous; flourishing
  3. sixth month in the lunar calendar
  4. sentence-final modal particle
  5. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 駔 /驵 (“steed”)

character

  1. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 徂 (cú, “to go to”)

character

  1. used in 次且 (“hesitant in walking”)

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