需要
xū yào
Pinyin

Definition

需要
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xū yào
  1. to need
  2. to want
  3. to demand
  4. to require
  5. requirement
  6. need

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

要
yāo
  1. 1 to demand
  2. 2 to request
  3. 3 to coerce
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
只要
zhǐ yào
  1. 1 if only
  2. 2 so long as
必要
bì yào
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 essential
  3. 3 indispensable
  4. 4 required
想要
xiǎng yào
  1. 1 to want to
  2. 2 to feel like
  3. 3 to fancy
  4. 4 to care for sb
  5. 5 desirous of
要是
yào shi
  1. 1 (coll.) if
要求
yāo qiú
  1. 1 to request
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 requirement
  4. 4 to stake a claim
  5. 5 to ask
  6. 6 to demand
  7. 7 CL:點|点[diǎn]
要么
yào me
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 either one or the other
重要
zhòng yào
  1. 1 important
  2. 2 significant
  3. 3 major
需
xū
  1. 1 to require
  2. 2 to need
  3. 3 to want
  4. 4 necessity
  5. 5 need
需要
xū yào
  1. 1 to need
  2. 2 to want
  3. 3 to demand
  4. 4 to require
  5. 5 requirement
  6. 6 need
不时之需
bù shí zhī xū
  1. 1 a possible period of want or need
供需
gōng xū
  1. 1 supply and demand
偏要
piān yào
  1. 1 to insist on doing sth
  2. 2 must do it, despite everything
内需
nèi xū
  1. 1 domestic demand
切要
qiè yào
  1. 1 essential
  2. 2 extremely important
势要
shì yào
  1. 1 influential figure
  2. 2 powerful person
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
大要
dà yào
  1. 1 abstract
  2. 2 gist
  3. 3 main points
得要
děi yào
  1. 1 to need
  2. 2 must

Idioms (12)

不要在一棵树上吊死
bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ
  1. 1 don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)
  2. 2 there's more than one way to skin a cat
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to hit where it hurts
  3. 3 fig. to hit home
  4. 4 an argument that hits the nail on the head
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. 3 to study diligently
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
  1. 1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the natural order of things
  3. 3 something you can't go against
正中要害
zhèng zhòng yào hài
  1. 1 to hit the nail on the head (idiom)
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
  1. 1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
简明扼要
jiǎn míng è yào
  1. 1 brief and to the point (idiom)
  2. 2 succinct
紧要关头
jǐn yào guān tóu
  1. 1 urgent and important moment (idiom); critical juncture
若要人不知，除非己莫为
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
  1. 1 If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

Sample Sentences

王总，这份合同草案请您过目，看看有哪里需要修改的。
Wángzǒng ，zhè fèn hétong cǎoàn qǐng nín guòmù ，kànkan yǒu nǎlǐ xūyào xiūgǎi de 。
Mr. Wang, please take a look at the contract draft, to see if there is anything needs to be revised.
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你需要一个团队，我明白。可是老板还没同意。
nǐ xūyào yīgē tuánduì ，wǒ míngbai 。kěshì lǎobǎn hái méi tóngyì 。
I understand that you need a team. But our boss hasn’t given us the green light/
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你的计划好是好，就是需要的人力很多
nǐ de jìhuà hǎo shì hǎo ，jiùshì xūyào de rénlì hěn duō
Your project is great, except that it will require a lot of manpower.
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他就是喜欢独自一人，所以压根儿不需要别人陪，也不会觉得寂寞。
tā jiùshì xǐhuan dúzì yī rén ，suǒyǐ yàgēnr5 bù xūyào biéren péi ，yě bùhuì juéde jìmò 。
He just likes to be alone, so he doesn't need others to accompany him at all, and he won't feel lonely.
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也许大家需要好好休息一下。
yěxǔ dàjiā xūyào hǎohǎo xiūxi yīxià 。
Maybe everyone should have a rest.
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但即使反射出去了，因为稀薄的大气层，水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住，所以到了晚上，温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
dàn jíshǐ fǎnshè chūqù le ，yīnwèi xībó de dàqìcéng ，Shuǐxīng zài xūyào liúzhù tàiyángguāng de wēndù shí réngrán liú bù zhù ，suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang ，wēndù yòu huì jísù xiàjiàng dào língxià yībǎiqīshísān Shèshìdù 。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
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别担心，博爱座应该是优先给有需要的人，去坐吧。
bié dānxīn ，bóàizuò yīnggāi shì yōuxiān gěi yǒu xūyào de rén ，qù zuò ba 。
Don't worry, these priority seats should be given priority to those in need, go take the seat.
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需要给他留言吗？
xūyào gěi tā liúyán ma ？
Would you like to leave a message?
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需要给他留话吗？
xūyào gěi tā liúhuà ma ？
Would you like to leave a message?
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我姓范，叫Josh。我是会计部门来的新员工。今天是我第一天上班，请多多指教。拜托大家了。需要我帮忙的，尽管说。
wǒ xìng Fàn ，jiào 。wǒ shì kuàijì bùmén lái de xīn yuángōng 。jīntiān shì wǒ dì yī tiān shàngbān ，qǐng duōduō zhǐjiào 。bàituō dàjiā le 。xūyào wǒ bāngmáng de ，jǐnguǎn shuō 。
My last name is Fan, and my first name is Josh. I am a new employee in the Accounting Department. This is my first day of work. I would appreciate your guidance. Thank you for your help. If there’s anything you need help with, feel free to ask.
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