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): ㄒㄩ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): seoi¹ jiu³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhui¹ yiau¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sî-yeu
• Eastern Min (BUC): sṳ̆-iéu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): su-iàu / si-iàu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): su¹ iou³ / su¹ iao³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shiu-iau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄧㄠˋ
    • 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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      edit edit 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/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sṳ̆-iéu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sy⁵⁵⁻⁵³ iɛu²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-iàu
    • Tâi-lô: su-iàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: su'iaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² iau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ iau¹¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /su³³ iau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ 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/

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• 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/	/ʔiᴇuH/
Pan Wuyun	/sio/	/ʔiɛuH/
Shao Rongfen	/sio/	/ʔjæuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/suə̆/	/ʔiawH/
Li Rong	/sio/	/ʔiɛuH/
Wang Li	/sĭu/	/ĭɛuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯u/	/ʔi̯ɛuH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xū	yào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	seoi1	jiu3

Verb

需要

1. 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

1. need; requirement

   生理需要  ―  shēnglǐ xūyào  ―  biological need

2. (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)

Further reading

• “Entry #22112”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

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).

Noun

需(じゅ)要(よう) • (juyō) ^{←じゆえう (zyueu)?}

1. need; requirement
2. (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)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
需	要

Adjective

需要

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