Pinyin

Definition

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  1. to require
  2. to need
  3. to want
  4. necessity
  5. need

Character Decomposition

Compounds (17)

  1. 1 scholar
  2. 2 Confucian
nuò
  1. 1 imbecile
  2. 2 timid
  1. 1 variant: 蠕 rú
  1. 1 to squirm
  2. 2 to wiggle
  3. 3 to wriggle
  4. 4 Taiwan pr. [ruǎn]
  1. 1 surname Ru

Related Words (13)

xū yào
  1. 1 to need
  2. 2 to want
  3. 3 to demand
  4. 4 to require
  5. 5 requirement
  6. 6 need
  1. 1 to require
  2. 2 to need
  3. 3 to want
  4. 4 necessity
  5. 5 need
xū qiú
  1. 1 requirement
  2. 2 to require
  3. 3 (economics) demand
bù shí zhī xū
  1. 1 a possible period of want or need
gōng xū
  1. 1 supply and demand

Idioms (1)

各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)

Sample Sentences

王总,这份合同草案请您过目,看看有哪里需要修改的。
Wángzǒng ,zhè fèn hétong cǎoàn qǐng nín guòmù ,kànkan yǒu nǎlǐ xūyào xiūgǎi de 。
Mr. Wang, please take a look at the contract draft, to see if there is anything needs to be revised.
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你需要一个团队,我明白。可是老板还没同意。
nǐ xūyào yīgē tuánduì ,wǒ míngbai 。kěshì lǎobǎn hái méi tóngyì 。
I understand that you need a team. But our boss hasn’t given us the green light/
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你的计划好是好,就是需要的人力很多
nǐ de jìhuà hǎo shì hǎo ,jiùshì xūyào de rénlì hěn duō
Your project is great, except that it will require a lot of manpower.
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这款比较符合我们的需求。最小起订量多少?
zhè kuǎn bǐjiào fúhé wǒmen de xūqiú 。zuìxiǎoqǐdìngliàng duōshao ?
This model meets our need. What’s the minimum order quantity?
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他就是喜欢独自一人,所以压根儿不需要别人陪,也不会觉得寂寞。
tā jiùshì xǐhuan dúzì yī rén ,suǒyǐ yàgēnr bù xūyào biéren péi ,yě bùhuì juéde jìmò 。
He just likes to be alone, so he doesn't need others to accompany him at all, and he won't feel lonely.
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也许大家需要好好休息一下。
yěxǔ dàjiā xūyào hǎohǎo xiūxi yīxià 。
Maybe everyone should have a rest.
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但即使反射出去了,因为稀薄的大气层,水星在需要留住太阳光的温度时仍然留不住,所以到了晚上,温度又会急速下降到零下173摄氏度。
dàn jíshǐ fǎnshè chūqù le ,yīnwèi xībó de dàqìcéng ,Shuǐxīng zài xūyào liúzhù tàiyángguāng de wēndù shí réngrán liú bù zhù ,suǒyǐ dào le wǎnshang ,wēndù yòu huì jísù xiàjiàng dào língxià yībǎiqīshísān Shèshìdù 。
But even though the sunlight reflected, Mercury can't remain the heat of sunlight owing to the thin layer of atmosphere. So when night arrives, the temperature nosedives to -173 degree celsius.
别担心,博爱座应该是优先给有需要的人,去坐吧。
bié dānxīn ,bóàizuò yīnggāi shì yōuxiān gěi yǒu xūyào de rén ,qù zuò ba 。
Don't worry, these priority seats should be given priority to those in need, go take the seat.
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需要给他留言吗?
xūyào gěi tā liúyán ma ?
Would you like to leave a message?
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需要给他留话吗?
xūyào gěi tā liúhuà ma ?
Would you like to leave a message?
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