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需要 (xū yào): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

需要 (xū yào): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

需要 (xū yào) means to need; to require; needs.

钥匙 (yào shi): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

钥匙 (yào shi): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

钥匙 (yào shi) means key.

也许 (yě xǔ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

也许 (yě xǔ): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

也许 (yě xǔ) means perhaps; maybe.

一定 (yī dìng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

一定 (yī dìng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

一定 (yī dìng) means certainly; fixed or settled; a certain or given amount.

已经 (yǐ jīng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

已经 (yǐ jīng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

已经 (yǐ jīng) means already.

因为……所以…… (yīn wèi … suǒ yǐ …): Mandarin Grammar Example

因为……所以…… (yīn wèi … suǒ yǐ …): Mandarin Grammar Example

因为……所以…… links a reason with a result.

应该 (yīng gāi): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

应该 (yīng gāi): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

应该 (yīng gāi) means should; ought to.

有没有 (yǒu méi yǒu): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

有没有 (yǒu méi yǒu): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

有没有 (yǒu méi yǒu) means do you have; is there; with a verb, a question about whether something happened.

邮箱 (yóu xiāng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

邮箱 (yóu xiāng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

邮箱 (yóu xiāng) means mailbox; post office box; email or email inbox.

右转 (yòu zhuǎn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

右转 (yòu zhuǎn): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

右转 (yòu zhuǎn) means to turn right.

有字句 (yǒu zì jù): Mandarin Grammar Example

有字句 (yǒu zì jù): Mandarin Grammar Example

有 expresses possession or existence.

预订 (yù dìng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

预订 (yù dìng): Meaning and Mandarin Pronunciation

预订 (yù dìng) means to place an order; to book ahead.