需 meaning in English

xū

to require; to need

HSK 7-9verb14 strokes

Meaning of 需

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

需 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā们men说shuō他tā们men不bù需xū要yào我wǒ们men帮bāng忙máng。
They said they didn't need our help.
请qǐng让ràng我wǒ帮bāng助zhù您nín,如rú果guǒ需xū要yào的de话huà。
Please let me help you if you need.
他tā给gěi了le我wǒ任rèn何hé我wǒ需xū要yào的de帮bāng助zhù。
He gave me whatever help I needed.
她tā给gěi了le我wǒ任rèn何hé我wǒ需xū要yào的de帮bāng助zhù。
She gave me whatever help I needed.
Tom也yě需xū要yào做zuò这zhè件jiàn事shì吗ma?
Shouldn't Tom be doing this, too?

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需 xū · to require · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 需.

需要xūyàoto need; to want; to demand; to require; needs
需求xūqiúrequirement; to require
必需bìxūto need; to require
急需jíxūto urgently need; urgent need
内需nèixūdomestic demand
无需wúxūneedless
必需品bìxūpǐnnecessity; essential (thing)
不时之需bùshízhīxūa possible period of want or need

Questions about 需

What does 需 mean?

需 (xū) means "to require; to need" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 需?

需 is made of 1 character: 需 (14 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 需 an HSK word?

Yes. 需 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.