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Words
Kanji
需
要
是
发
明
之
母
【
xū
yào
shì
fā
míng
zhī
mǔ
】
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
需
要
是
发
明
之
母
【
xū
yào
shì
fā
míng
zhī
mǔ
】
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
需
HSK 3
3
含义
need, require, must; hexagram ䷄
拼音
xū
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要
HSK 1
1
含义
necessary, essential; necessity
拼音
yào
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是
HSK 1
1
含义
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
拼音
shì
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发
HSK 2
含义
issue, dispatch, send out; hair
拼音
fā
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明
HSK 1
1
含义
bright, light, brilliant; clear
拼音
míng
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之
HSK 4
2
含义
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
拼音
zhī
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母
HSK 3
1
含义
mother; female elders; female
拼音
mǔ
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