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 | ||
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trad. (需要) | 需 | 要 | |
simp. #(需要) | 需 | 要 |
Pronunciation
Verb
需要
- 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.]
- Wǒ xūyào yī wèi kǒuyìyuán. [Pinyin]
- I need an interpreter.
我需要一位口译员。 [MSC, simp.]- 你需要多少複印件就複印多少吧。 [MSC, trad.]
- Nǐ xūyào duōshǎo fùyìnjiàn jiù fùyìn duōshǎo ba. [Pinyin]
- Make as many photocopies as you need.
你需要多少复印件就复印多少吧。 [MSC, simp.]- 我不需要別人的憐憫。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wǒ bù xūyào biérén de liánmǐn. [Pinyin]
- I don't need other people's pity.
我不需要别人的怜悯。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
- 消 (xiāo)
- (Min Nan) 欠用
Noun
需要
- need; requirement
- 生理需要 ― shēnglǐ xūyào ― biological need
- (economics) demand
Synonyms
- (need):
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Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (需要):
- → Japanese: 需要 (juyō)
- → Korean: 수요(需要) (suyo)
- → Vietnamese: nhu yếu (需要)
Further reading
- “Entry #50015”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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需 | 要 |
じゅ Grade: S | よう Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 需要 (MC sɨo ʔiᴇuH).
Noun
需要 • (juyō)
- need; requirement
- (economics) demand
Antonyms
- (economics): 供給 (kyōkyū)
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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需 | 要 |
Noun
需要 • (suyo) (hangeul 수요)
- Hanja form? of 수요 (“need, requirement; demand”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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需 | 要 |
Adjective
需要
- chữ Hán form of nhu yếu (“of prime necessity; necessary”).