妥

Mandarin · pinyin tuǒ

Meanings

  1. suitable
  2. adequate
  3. ready
  4. settled
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妥
tuǒ · satisfactory, appropriate
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  1. appropriate; suitable; proper
  2. finished; settled; ready
  3. (archaic) to sit still; to sit peacefully
  4. (literary) secure; stable; smooth
  5. (literary) to drop; to fall; to hang down
  6. (Cantonese, transitive, chiefly in the negative) to welcome; to like
  7. (Cantonese, intransitive, chiefly in the negative) to be without issue; to not have problems

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