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The Cantonese word bit jiu - 必要 - bit1 jiu3
(necessary in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

bit1 jiu3

English translations

necessary,
essential, indispensable

Chinese characters:

必要
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The traditional Chinese characters of bit1 jiu3 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
必要 (bit1 jiu3) is composed of these characters: 必, 要

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to have to  |  important
必要 ( bit jiu / bit1 jiu3 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 498)

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