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需

xū · xu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to require
  2. to need
  3. to want
  4. necessity
  5. need
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The sign at the door

  1. Leon

    你们(nǐmen)看(kàn)，门口(ménkǒu)写(xiě)着(zhe)，参观(cānguān)需(xū)提前(tíqián)预约(yùyuē)。

    Look, the sign at the door says visits require booking in advance.

  2. Dengdeng

    需(xū)提前(tíqián)几天(jǐtiān)？

    How many days in advance?

  3. Leon

    牌子(páizi)上(shàng)说(shuō)，需(xū)提前(tíqián)一天(yītiān)。

    The sign says one day in advance.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)今天(jīntiān)进(jìn)不(bù)去(qù)了(le)。

    Then we can't go in today.

  5. Leon

    等等(děngděng)，下面(xiàmiàn)还有(háiyǒu)一行(yīxíng)小字(xiǎozì)，今天(jīntiān)不(bù)需(xū)预约(yùyuē)！

    Wait, there's a line of small print below. Today no booking is needed!

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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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