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需要 xūyào

需要 xūyào Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 需要 xūyào .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xūyào | xu1 yao4
English translation
to need
to want
to demand
to require
requirement
need

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Traditional form

需要 xūyào

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 需要 xūyào

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Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally was a pictograph of a person standing under the rain (), representing the meaning "to get wet", now written as . The current meaning is a phonetic loan. The person component was later replaced with the phonetic component ér .

Positional decomposition

雨而

Number of Strokes

14
yāo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Pictograph of two hands grabbing a woman's waist. The current meaning "want" is a phonetic loan. The original meaning "waist" is now written as yāo .

Positional decomposition

覀女

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 需要 xūyào

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我们 wǒmen 需要 xūyào 壮汉 tuī zhè liàng Chē .

We need several sturdy men to push this car.

zài xià 试验 shìyàn shí 需要 xūyào 注入 zhù rù 比重 bǐzhòng jiào Gāo de suān .

The next trail would require a slightly higher filling density acid.

hāi , Bié 瞎扯 xiā chě dàn ,尼诺, ” 约翰 Yuē hàn shuì , “ 这儿 zhè r 需要 xūyào .

" Hey, no kidding around. Nino, " Johnny said. " I need you out here.

感到 gǎn dào yòu lěi yòu , 需要 xūyào 彻底 chèdǐ 休息 xiūxi .

She felt very tired and thirsty, so she needed thorough rest.

zhè kuài Tián 需要 xūyào fān .

This field needs to be dug up.

需要 xūyào Decomposition

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需要 xūyào Compounds

See all 43 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 需要 xūyào in their composition.

    • nuò , , , , , nuò , , ruán , , , , nòu , ruǎn , ruǎn , , nào , , , ér , , , , 嶿, , , , , , , ,
  • yāo
    • yāo , yāo , jiào , yǎo , yāo , fiào , yǎo , , biáo , yǎo , ,
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