khẩn thiết
Pronunciation
Northern
/xə̰n˧˩˧ tʰiət˧˥/
Central
/kʰəŋ˧˩˨ tʰiə̰k˩˧/
Southern
/kʰəŋ˨˩˦ tʰiək˧˥/
Listen
earnest
Adjective
earnest
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
earnest
Describing an action or request that is done in a very serious and sincere way.
vi Anh ấy đưa ra một lời đề nghị khẩn thiết.
en He made an earnest request.
Parts
khẩn / thiết / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 緊切 …
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Parts
khẩn / thiết / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 緊切 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 緊切
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
緊切
Candidates by syllable
khẩn
緊（墾）
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
tha thiết / cấp thiết / earnest
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Similar
tha thiết / cấp thiết / earnest
Use
khẩn cầu / khẩn cấp / khẩn trương / khẩn nguy …
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Use
khẩn cầu / khẩn cấp / khẩn trương / khẩn nguy …