一定要 (jat1 ding6 jiu3 | yi1 ding4 yao4) : must

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一定要

jat1 ding6 jiu3

yi1 ding4 yao4

must

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,430,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一定要

This word has been viewed 4507 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 17th Aug 2005 13:43 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

一 jat1 - one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
定 ding6 deng6 - stable; decide; surely; order; deposit
要 jiu3 jiu1 - want; must; shall; important; demand; if

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我一定要睇電視粵
I must watch TV!
[(spoken by someone obviously addicted to TV!)]

如果你真係有興趣學好廣東話嘅話，你就一定要聽多啲香港台粵
If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio.
[Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.]

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