HSK 3 · Management & Basics

需要

xū yào

to need; needs

Stroke order of 需要

2 characters, 23 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

需 · 14 strokes要 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

Rain '雨' falls on a bearded '而' farmer who wants '要' it — he truly needs it.

Parts: 需 need (雨 rain + 而 beard) + 要 want (覀 cover + 女 woman)

The characters in 需要

要 yào — to want; will (9 strokes)

Example sentence

你需要帮助吗？

Do you need help?

Words with 需

需求demand; need

Words with 要

重要important 要to want; will 就要to be about to 快要almost; about to 只要as long as 不要don't 要求to require; requirement 主要main; mainly 要是if 必要necessary

More words: Management & Basics

管to manage; to care about 管理to manage; management 基本basic; basically 基本上basically; mainly 基础foundation; basis 根本fundamental; at all 绝对absolute; absolutely 重大major; important 正式formal; official 需求demand; need 分配to distribute; to assign 分组to divide into groups 组合to combine; combination 整理to tidy up; to sort out 区别difference; to distinguish 分别to part; respectively; difference

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