需

xū · xu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to require
  2. to need
  3. to want
  4. necessity
  5. need

In a sentence

2 examples
01

从(cóng)上(shàng)海(hǎi)坐(zuò)火(huǒ)车(chē)到(dào)郑(zhèng)州(zhōu)需(xū)几(jǐ)个(ge)小(xiǎo)时(shí)?

How long would a train from Shanghai to Zhengzhou take?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)位(wèi)会(huì)员(yuán)每(měi)月(yuè)需(xū)支(zhī)付(fù)一(yí)万(wàn)日(rì)元(yuán)。

Each member has to pay 10,000 yen a month.

Tatoeba: Chinese by biglion · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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