Need in Chinese
to need · HSK 3
需要
- 需 to need
- 要 to want
我太累了，需要休息一会儿。 I'm so tired; I need to rest for a while.
Other ways to say need
More words with 需 or 要
How do you say need in Chinese?
Need in Chinese is 需要 (xū yào). You can also say 需 (xū), 需求 (xū qiú), 得 (děi), 用 (yòng).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.