需要 (seoi1 jiu3 | xu1 yao4) : need; demand; require

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需要

seoi1 jiu3

xu1 yao4

[1] [v] need; require; demand; entail
[2] [n] needs; wants; requirements

Do not confuse with 須要. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

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Level: 3 Google Frequency: 20,000,000

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

需要

This word has been viewed 9586 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 27th Jul 2004 19:06 and last edited on 8th Sep 2012 10:59

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Characters in this word:

需 seoi1 - need, require
要 jiu3 jiu1 - want; must; shall; important; demand; if

2 compounds containing this word:

只需要 - only needs
唔需要 - unnecessary

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佢需要畀錢我粵
He must pay me money
[Lit. he must pay money me]

我需要一把新牙刷國
I need a new toothbrush.

就算喺日常生活中﹐都需要一啲科學常識。粵
We need some scientific knowledge even in dealing with our daily life.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,118014]

你哋遲早會知，我都唔需要隱瞞粵
You'd have had to find out sometime, there's no point in me covering anything up.

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

須要 seoi1 jiu3 xu1 yao4 = have to; need to

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