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  *要* | 要* | *要
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important
HSK 1
need not
HSK 1
to need; to want; to demand; to require / needs
HSK 3
need not / does not have to / not necessarily
HSK 3
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  *得* | 得* | *得
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
HSK 4
to need / to require / essential / indispensable
HSK 5
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  *摘* | 摘* | *摘
to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select; to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need
HSK 5
not need / have no use for
HSK 5
solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
HSK 6
to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)
HSK 7-9
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
servant / to employ sb for a job / to manage people / to be in need of staff
HSK 7-9
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  *需* | 需* | *需
to require / to need / to want / necessity / need
HSK 7-9
to urgently need / urgent need
HSK 7-9
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  *消* | 消* | *消
to diminish; to subside / to consume; to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after or or etc) to need; to require; to take
HSK 7-9
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  *待* | 待* | *待
to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
HSK 7-9
with everything needed available
HSK 7-9
must / to need to / to be sure to
HSK 7-9
need not / not obliged to / not necessarily
HSK 7-9
timely / just (when needed)
(of an airplane, ship, vehicle etc) to continue a journey without refueling / (of an electronic device, battery etc) to run before needing to be recharged
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  *甭* | 甭* | *甭
(contraction of 不用) need not; please don't
to need to answer the call of nature
more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
to urgently need / urgent need
there is no need / why should
special need / particular requirement
to need sth urgently / urgently required
a possible period of want or need
lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) / fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
(idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
to only need / it only takes
a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
no need for
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  *甮* | 甮* | *甮
contraction of 勿用 / (dialect) need not / please don't
to win without needing to even lift a finger / victory presented on a platter
no need / need not
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  *甮* | 甮* | *甮
old variant of / need not
to shift resources into areas of need / to inject funds / to balance resources
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
need not / unnecessary
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) / keep what is good, discard the rest / You need to be selective when studying. / In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (idiom) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)
a hint is all that is needed / understanding each other without the need to explain
to not need / needless (to say)
you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature
to need the toilet / urinary or defecatory urgency
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom) / to lead a pampered life
all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
proportion needed to approve a decision
(Internet slang) it's nothing, there's no need to compliment
basic necessity / fundamental need
lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
rich person's ailment (needing expensive treatment and long recuperation)
(slang) pretext of needing to urinate (used to slip away to avoid having to do sth)
to need / must
(Taiwan usage) child in need of help (orphaned, abandoned, abused etc)
to need urgently / to need doing without delay
distribution according to need
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily / crying over spilt milk / often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily / crying over spilt milk / often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
to need a spanking
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously / a fuss about nothing / nothing to write home about
needed / to come in useful
not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed
(coll.) to need a spanking
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need
(of a bird) to fledge / (fig.) (of a person) to outgrow the need to be submissive to one's parents, mentor etc; to break away from the people who have supported one up to now
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備只欠東風|万事俱备只欠东风
to need / to require / must have
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising


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