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The Cantonese word jiu kau - 要求 - jiu3 kau4
(to request in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

jiu3 kau4

English translations

to request, request,
to ask, requisition, to claim, demand

Chinese characters:

要求
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要求 (jiu3 kau4) is composed of these characters: 要, 求
The traditional Chinese characters of jiu3 kau4 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.

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

to want  |  to beseech
要求 ( jiu kau / jiu3 kau4 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 302)
More words that mean to request in Cantonese
cing2 ( 请 ), gou3 ( 告 )

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