| Word |
Components |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 需 |
⻗而 |
xū |
1. to await |
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2. to need; to require |
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3. necessaries; necessities |
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4. should; ought to; must |
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5. fifth hexagram of the I Ching |
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6. usage. For the sense of "need", this word is frequently mistaken with tr=- is usually followed by a verb or an adverb. |
耐 |
而寸 |
nài |
1. to be durable; to be able to withstand | |
耐火 - fire resistant |
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2. to bear; to endure |
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吃苦耐勞 - (literally) to consume bitterness and to endure hardship |
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3. (Cantonese, of time) long; taking a long time to happen |
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我 已經 等 咗 好 耐 呀！ - I've already waited forever! |
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你 去 咗 咁 死 耐 先 買 咗 一 件 衫？ - You were gone for so damn long and only bought one shirt? |
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4. (literary) to be worth; to merit; to deserve; to be worthy of |
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5. (literary) suitable; appropriate |
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6. (literary) an ancient punishment involving shaving one's beard and temples |
| néng |
7. Alternative form of 能 (to be able to) |
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8. Simplified form of 倷 |
斋 |
文而 |
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1. Variant of 齋 |
