Chinese word dictionary

需要

xūyào · to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs

Practice word

Word information

Simplified需要

Traditional需要

Pinyinxūyào

Part of speech动、名

HSK 3.03

HSK 2.03

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

需xū

to need, to require; must

要yào

essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand

How to learn 需要

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

不要búyào

don't!; must not

要yào

to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important

快要kuàiyào

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

要求yāoqiú

to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]

只要zhǐyào

so long as; provided; if

重要zhòngyào

important; significant; major