cần thiết
Pronunciation
Northern
/kə̤n˨˩ tʰiət˧˥/
Central
/kəŋ˧˧ tʰiə̰k˩˧/
Southern
/kəŋ˨˩ tʰiək˧˥/
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necessary; essential
Adjective
necessary; essential
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Meaning
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Adjective
necessary; essential Discourse, Logic, Comparison & Modality
Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
Very necessary; required or essential.
vi Để bảo vệ sức khỏe, việc ngủ đủ giấc mỗi ngày là vô cùng cần thiết.
en To protect your health, getting enough sleep every day is absolutely essential.
Parts
cần / thiết / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 懃切 …
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Parts
cần / thiết / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 懃切 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 懃切
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
懃切
Candidates by syllable
cần
勤
thiết
切（鐵）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cần / cần câu / cần cù / cần dùng …
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Similar
cần / cần câu / cần cù / cần dùng …
Use
cần thơ / cần câu cơm / cần giờ / cần xé …
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Use
cần thơ / cần câu cơm / cần giờ / cần xé …