需要

Chinese

		to require; to need; to want to require; to need; to want; necessity; need	important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce
trad. (需要)		需	要
simp. ^#(需要)		需	要

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xūyào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seoi¹ jiu³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhui¹ yiau¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): sî-yeu

(Hailu, HRS): si^ˋ rhau^ˇ
Eastern Min (BUC): sṳ̆-iéu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): sy¹ ieo⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): su-iàu / si-iàu

(Teochew, Peng'im): su¹ iou³ / su¹ iao³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shiu-iau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xūyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuyào
  - Wade–Giles: hsü¹-yao⁴
  - Yale: syū-yàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuyaw
  - Palladius: сюйяо (sjujjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    需要
    須要 / 须要
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi¹ jiu³
  - Yale: sēui yiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey¹ jiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu¹ yiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhui¹ yiau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬui³³ jiau³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-yeu
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi^ˊ ieu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ yeu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sî-yeu
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi^ˊ (r)ieu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi¹ yeu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /si²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯eu̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: si^ˋ rhau^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /si⁵³ ʒau¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sṳ̆-iéu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sy⁵⁵⁻⁵³ iɛu²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sy¹ ieo⁴ [Phonetic: sy² ieo⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sṳ-a̤̍u
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬy⁵³³⁻¹³ ieu⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sy¹ ieo⁴ [Phonetic: sy² ieo⁴]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬy⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ieu⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Kinmen, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: su-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su'iaux
  - IPA (Kinmen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² iau¹²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ iau¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /su³³ iau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ iau²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² iau²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-iàu
  - Tâi-lô: si-iàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'iaux
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /si⁴⁴⁻²² iau²¹/
  - IPA (Yilan): /si⁴⁴⁻³³ iau²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: su¹ iou³ / su¹ iao³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: su iòu / su iàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /su³³⁻²³ iou²¹³/, /su³³⁻²³ iau²¹³/

Note:

su1 iou3 - Chaozhou;
su1 iao3 - Shantou.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shiu-iau
  - MiniDict: shiu^平 iau
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xy-iau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕy⁵⁵ iɔ²¹/

Middle Chinese: sju 'jiewH

Rime
Character	需	要
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	相俞切	於笑切
Baxter	sju	'jiewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɨo/	/ʔiᴇu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/sio/	/ʔiɛu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/sio/	/ʔjæu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/suə̆/	/ʔiaw^H/
Li Rong	/sio/	/ʔiɛu^H/
Wang Li	/sĭu/	/ĭɛu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯u/	/ʔi̯ɛu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xū	yào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	seoi¹	jiu³

Verb

需要

to need; to require
這需要數分鐘。／这需要数分钟。 ― Zhè xūyào shù fēnzhōng. ― This requires several minutes.

我需要一位口譯員。 [MSC, trad.]
我需要一位口译员。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xūyào yī wèi kǒuyìyuán. [Pinyin]
I need an interpreter.

你需要多少複印件就複印多少吧。 [MSC, trad.]
你需要多少复印件就复印多少吧。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ xūyào duōshǎo fùyìnjiàn jiù fùyìn duōshǎo ba. [Pinyin]
Make as many photocopies as you need.

我不需要別人的憐憫。 [MSC, trad.]
我不需要别人的怜悯。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ bù xūyào biérén de liánmǐn. [Pinyin]
I don't need other people's pity.

Synonyms

消 (xiāo)
(Hokkien) 欠用

Noun

需要

need; requirement
生理需要 ― shēnglǐ xūyào ― biological need
(economics) demand

Synonyms

(need):

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先決條件 / 先决条件 (xiānjué tiáojiàn)
前提 (qiántí)
條件 / 条件 (tiáojiàn)
要求 (yāoqiú)
訴求 / 诉求 (sùqiú)
請求 / 请求 (qǐngqiú)
需求 (xūqiú)

Derived terms

需要品
需要是發明之母 / 需要是发明之母 (xūyào shì fāmíng zhī mǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (需要):

→ Japanese: 需要(じゅよう) (juyō)
→ Korean: 수요(需要) (suyo)
→ Vietnamese: nhu yếu (需要)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
需	要
じゅ Grade: S	よう Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 需要 (MC sju 'jiewH).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゅよー [jùyóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɨjo̞ː]

Noun

需(じゅ)要(よう) • (juyō) ^{←じゆえう (zyueu)^?}

need; requirement
(economics) demand

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “economics”): 供給(きょうきゅう) (kyōkyū)

Korean

Hanja in this term
需	要

Noun

需要 • (suyo) (hangeul 수요)

hanja form^? of 수요 (“need, requirement; demand”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
需	要

Adjective

需要

chữ Hán form of nhu yếu (“of prime necessity; necessary”)

Chinese

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