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需
xū
1. to require
2. to need
3. to want
4. necessity
5. need
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

需
xū
to need, to require; must
HSK 3 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

供需
gōngxū
supply and demand
内需
nèixū
domestic demand
必需
bìxū
to need
急需
jíxū
to urgently need
所需
suǒxū
necessary (for)
按需
ànxū
on demand
无需
wúxū
needless
特需
tèxū
special need
军需
jūnxū
military material
需求
xūqiú
requirement
HSK 6
需要
xūyào
to need
HSK 3
必需品
bìxūpǐn
necessity
总需求
zǒngxūqiú
aggregate demand
而不需
érbùxū
without needing (to so sth)
非必需
fēibìxū
inessential
不时之需
bùshízhīxū
a possible period of want or need
各取所需
gèqǔsuǒxū
each takes what he needs (idiom)
基本需要
jīběnxūyào
basic necessity
按需出版
ànxūchūbǎn
publishing on demand
按需分配
ànxūfēnpèi
distribution according to need

Example Sentences (1)

实际上,我们只需注意一下身边的小事就可以。
Shíjìshàng, wǒmen zhǐxū zhùyì yíxià shēnbiān de xiǎoshì jiù kěyǐ.
In fact, we only need to pay a little attention to the small things around us.
Text 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
407
Word Frequency Rank
2,700 of 84,292

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