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cốt cán

Pronunciation Northern /kot˧˥ kaːn˧˥/ Central /ko̰k˩˧ ka̰ːŋ˩˧/ Southern /kok˧˥ kaːŋ˧˥/
backbone or core
Adjective
backbone or core

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1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
backbone or core

The most important part that plays a key role in an organization.

vi Anh ấy là thành viên cốt cán trong đội ngũ của chúng tôi.

en He is a core member of our team.

Parts
cốt / cán / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 骨幹 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 骨幹

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
骨幹
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
công cán / tài cán / cộm cán / mẫn cán
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Use
cốt lõi / khí cốt / gân cốt / cốt tuỷ …
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