cầu khiến
Pronunciation
Northern
/kə̤w˨˩ xiən˧˥/
Central
/kəw˧˧ kʰiə̰ŋ˩˧/
Southern
/kəw˨˩ kʰiəŋ˧˥/
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command
Verb
command
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
command
To give an order or command to someone, requiring them to perform a specific action.
vi Vị tướng cầu khiến binh sĩ giữ vững vị trí chiến đấu.
en The general ordered the soldiers to hold their combat positions.
Parts
cầu / khiến / A compound of cầu + khiến …
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Parts
cầu / khiến / A compound of cầu + khiến …
OriginA compound of cầu + khiến
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
求遣
Candidates by syllable
cầu
求
khiến
遣
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
hạ lệnh / sai khiến / xui khiến / lành ăn dễ khiến …
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Similar
hạ lệnh / sai khiến / xui khiến / lành ăn dễ khiến …
Use
nhu cầu / cầu nguyện / toàn cầu / cầu hôn
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Use
nhu cầu / cầu nguyện / toàn cầu / cầu hôn