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cốt yếu

Pronunciation Northern /kot˧˥ iəw˧˥/ Central /ko̰k˩˧ iə̰w˩˧/ Southern /kok˧˥ iəw˧˥/
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
essential Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Being of the utmost importance or absolutely necessary for a particular situation, system, or desired outcome.

vi Sự kiên trì là yếu tố cốt yếu để thành công.

en Persistence is an essential factor for success.

Parts
cốt / yếu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 骨要 …
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Components

Components

cốt yếu

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 骨要

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
骨要
Candidates by syllable
cốt 骨（傦 / 縎） yếu 要
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
thiết yếu / bất li thân / cận dụng / tối yếu …
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essential vi: cốt yếu / ja: 不可欠 / WordNet aligned
Use
cốt lõi / khí cốt / gân cốt / cốt tuỷ …
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cốt (core) — words using
yếu (weak) — words using

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