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需要

xū yào

HSK 3 2-character word

What 需要 means

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

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