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需 xū

to need, to require; must

Strokes
14
Level
HSK 3
Radical
雨
Type
Ideograph
Made of 雨而 ⿱雨而

Memory hint: Rain 雨 needed for crops to grow

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  1. 我需要你的帮助。
    Wǒ xūyào nǐ de bāngzhù.
    I need your help.
    I need your (particle) help
  2. 你需要什么？
    Nǐ xūyào shénme?
    What do you need?
    you need what
  3. 请告诉我你需要什么。
    Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ xūyào shénme.
    Please tell me what you need.
    please tell me you need what
  4. 我现在不需要这个。
    Wǒ xiànzài bù xūyào zhège.
    I don't need this right now.
    I now not need this
  5. 出国以前他需要办很多手续。
    Chūguó yǐqián tā xūyào bàn hěn duō shǒuxù.
    Before going abroad, he needed to handle a lot of procedures.
    go-abroad before he need handle very many procedures

Words with 需 (2)