需 (xū) means Needs (require - to want - necessity). Below are 24 of the 114 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
报销 需 要发票。
Bàoxiāo xūyào fāpiào.
You need an invoice to claim expenses.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 发票
办签证 需 要几天？
Bàn qiānzhèng xūyào jǐ tiān?
How many days does it take to get a visa?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 签证
学好汉语 需 要时间。
Xué hǎo Hànyǔ xūyào shíjiān.
Learning Chinese well takes time.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 需要
这件事 需 要赔偿吗？
Zhè jiàn shì xūyào péicháng ma?
Does this require compensation?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 赔偿
这面墙 需 要重新刷。
Zhè miàn qiáng xūyào chóngxīn shuā.
This wall needs repainting.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 墙
公司 需 要更多人才。
Gōngsī xūyào gèng duō réncái.
The company needs more talented people.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 人才
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From the travel phrasebook
我 需 要看医生。
Wǒ xūyào kàn yīshēng.
I need to see a doctor.
Travel phrasebook · Pharmacy and emergencies
我们 需 要验货。
Wǒmen xūyào yànhuò.
We'll need a pre-shipment inspection.
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
这条我们 需 要改。
Zhè tiáo wǒmen xūyào gǎi.
We need to change this clause.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
我 需 要请示一下。
Wǒ xūyào qǐngshì yíxià.
I'll need to check with my manager.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
您 需 要什么产品？
Nín xūyào shénme chǎnpǐn?
What products are you looking for?
Travel phrasebook · Trade fairs and factory visits
需 要原产地证吗？
Xūyào yuánchǎndìzhèng ma?
Do we need a certificate of origin?
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
我 需 要中英文对照。
Wǒ xūyào Zhōng-Yīngwén duìzhào.
I need a bilingual version.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
我们 需 要比较一下。
Wǒmen xūyào bǐjiào yíxià.
We need to compare options.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
清关 需 要您那边配合。
Qīngguān xūyào nín nàbiān pèihé.
Clearance needs your side to act.
Travel phrasebook · Shipping and customs
From the grammar library
需 appears in 114 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 需
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 需
How is 需 used in a sentence?
This page shows 114 sentences using 需 (xū, "Needs (require - to want - necessity)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 需 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 需 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 需?
The dictionary page for 需 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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