Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
需要
xūyào
Description
"需要"的意思是必须有某个东西或做某件事。
"需要" means to have to have something or to do something.
我们说话或写字的时候，常常用它来表示自己想要或者一定要的东西。
When we speak or write, we often use "需要" to express something we want or must have.
Meanings
需要xūyào
to need; to require
我需要一杯水。
I need a glass of water.
需要xūyào
a need; a demand
这是大家的需要。
This is everyone's need.
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Notes
- Etymology
需 (need) + 要 (want/require), two similar characters combined for emphasis.
- Nuance
works as both verb (to need) and noun (a need), unlike English 'need'.
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