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  seoi1   jyutping
  xu1   pinyin
[1] [v] need; require; want
[2] [n] needs; necessities; demand


nounAdditional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 14
Level: 3
Radical: (#173)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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This word has been viewed 11003 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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detail  zi2 seoi1 jiu3  zhi3 xu1 yao4 = only needs
detail  bat1 seoi1  bu4 xu1 = not needed
detail  m4 seoi1 jiu3   = unnecessary
detail  seoi1 jiu3  xu1 yao4 = need; demand; require
detail  bit1 seoi1  bi4 xu1 = essential; indispensable
detail  seoi1 kau4  xu1 qiu2 = requirement; need
detail  gap1 seoi1  ji2 xu1 = urgently need
detail  zi2 seoi1   = only needs
detail  zi2 seoi1 hoi1 hau2   = for the asking ("only needs to open mouth")
detail  bat1 si4 zi1 seoi1  bu4 shi2 zhi1 xu1 = a possible period of want or need
See all 15 compounds (CantoDict reports 16 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 需
detail 需要畀錢
He must pay me money
[Lit. he must pay money me]
detail 需要一把牙刷
I need a new toothbrush.
detail 就算日常生活需要一啲科學常識
We need some scientific knowledge even in dealing with our daily life.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,118014]
detail audio 危難,"不需上前";,"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.
detail 地鐵西灣河銅鑼灣只需大概二十分鐘車程
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).
detail 你哋遲早唔需要隱瞞
You'd have had to find out sometime, there's no point in me covering anything up.

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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