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需要是发明之母
需要是發明之母
xūyàoshìfāmíngzhīmǔ
1.
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
Character Breakdown
需
xū
to need, to require; must
HSK 3
14 丶
要
yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
HSK 2
9 丶
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
HSK 1
9 丶
发
fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
HSK 3
5 丶
明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1
8 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
3 丶
母
mǔ
mother; female elders; female
HSK 4
5 丶
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