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需要

xū yào

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word

需要 (xū yào) means "to need; to want; to demand; to require". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 需要 means

1. to need; to want; to demand; to require
2. needs

How 需要 is used in grammar

需要 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Modal Verbs: 敢 (dare) & 需要 (need) (HSK 3)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 3, verbs (能愿动词).

The characters in 需要

• 需xūto require; to need; to want
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should

Example sentences

• 不需要。
  No need.
• 需要准许。
  Xūyào zhǔnxǔ.
  A permit is required.
• 我需要你。
  I need you.
• 我需要钱。
  I'm in need of money.
• 我不需要。
  I don't need it.
• 他需要钱。
  He needs money.

Words starting with 需要

• 需要是发明之母xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔNecessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).

Words containing 需要

• 基本需要jī běn xū yàobasic necessity; fundamental need

Sounds the same

Read xū yào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 须要must; have to

Where 需要 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Stance Adverbs & Evaluative Words (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xū yào correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.