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The Cantonese word zyu jiu - 主要 - zyu2 jiu3
(main in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

zyu2 jiu3

English translations

main, in chief,
chief, major, for the most part, principal

Chinese characters:

主要
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主要 (zyu2 jiu3) is composed of these characters: 主, 要
The traditional Chinese characters of zyu2 jiu3 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.

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主要 ( zyu jiu / zyu2 jiu3 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 287)
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zyu2 ( 主 )

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