需要

Chinese
 
to require; to need; to want
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
 
important; vital; to want
important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (需要) 需 要
simp. #(需要) 需 要

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 需 要
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial (聲) 心 (16) 影 (34)
Final (韻) 虞 (24) 宵 (91)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 相俞切 於笑切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /sɨo/ /ʔiᴇuH/
Pan
Wuyun		 /sio/ /ʔiɛuH/
Shao
Rongfen		 /sio/ /ʔjæuH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /suə̆/ /ʔiawH/
Li
Rong		 /sio/ /ʔiɛuH/
Wang
Li		 /sĭu/ /ĭɛuH/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /si̯u/ /ʔi̯ɛuH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 xū yào
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 seoi1 jiu3

Verb

需要

  1. to need; to require
    這需要數分鐘。／这需要数分钟。  ―  Zhè xūyào shù fēnzhōng.  ―  This requires several minutes.
    我需要一位口譯員。 [MSC, trad.]
    我需要一位口译员。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xūyào yī wèi kǒuyìyuán. [Pinyin]
    I need an interpreter.
    你需要多少複印件就複印多少吧。 [MSC, trad.]
    你需要多少复印件就复印多少吧。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ xūyào duōshǎo fùyìnjiàn jiù fùyìn duōshǎo ba. [Pinyin]
    Make as many photocopies as you need.
    我不需要別人的憐憫。 [MSC, trad.]
    我不需要别人的怜悯。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bù xūyào biérén de liánmǐn. [Pinyin]
    I don't need other people's pity.

Synonyms

Noun

需要

  1. need; requirement
    生理需要  ―  shēnglǐ xūyào  ―  biological need
  2. (economics) demand

Synonyms
  • (need):

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (需要):

Further reading

Japanese
Kanji in this term
需 要
じゅ
Grade: S		 よう
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 需要 (MC sɨo ʔiᴇuH).

Noun

需(じゅ)要(よう) • (juyō) 

  1. need; requirement
  2. (economics) demand

Antonyms

Korean
Hanja in this term
需要

Noun

需要 • (suyo) (hangeul 수요)

  1. Hanja form? of 수요 (“need, requirement; demand”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term
需要

Adjective

需要

  1. chữ Hán form of nhu yếu (“of prime necessity; necessary”).
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