"Need" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xū yào to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need
 yào yǒu to need / to require / must have
 bì xū to need / to require / essential / indispensable
 xū to require / to need / to want / necessity / need
 xiāo to disappear / to vanish / to eliminate / to spend (time) / have to / need
 dài to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to
 děi yào to need / must
 bù yòng need not
 bù bì need not / does not have to / not necessarily
 wù bì must / to need to / to be sure to
 yòng rén servant / to employ sb for a job / to manage people / to be in need of staff
 hé bì there is no need / why should
 wú xū need not / not obliged to / not necessarily
 jí xū to urgently need / urgent need
 yòng bu zháo not need / have no use for
 guī shǔ 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)
 zhǐ guǎn 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)
 bù zháo no need / need not
 wú yōng no need for
 hé xū there is no need / why should
 jí yòng to need sth urgently / urgently required
 bù xiāo to not need / needless (to say)
 děi to have to / must / ought to / to need to
 zhǐ xiāo to only need / it only takes
 xuě zhōng sòng tàn lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) / fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
 jí xū to urgently need / urgent need
 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out
 bù shí zhī xū a possible period of want or need
 jí dài to need urgently / to need doing without delay
 nèi jí to need to answer the call of nature
 tè xū special need / particular requirement
 méi yǒu bì yào there is no need to (do sth)
 béng contraction of 不用[bu4 yong4] / need not / please don't
 mín yǐ shí wéi tiān Food is the God of the people. (idiom) / People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second
 huàn nàn zhī jiāo a friend in times of tribulations (idiom) / a friend in need is a friend indeed
 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item
 cāo fǔ fá kē (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
 tì gǔ rén dān yōu 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
 tì gǔ rén dān yōu 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
 huǎn bù jì jí lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) / slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need
 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě lit. distant water does not cure present thirst / fig. urgent need / a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
 àn xū fēn pèi distribution according to need
 bù yòng kè qi you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
 fá kē (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
 qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò 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.
 jī běn xū yào basic necessity / fundamental need
 dà kě bù bì need not / unnecessary
 xīn yǐng ér (Taiwan usage) child in need of help (orphaned, abandoned, abused etc)
 huàn nàn zhī jiāo cái shì zhēn zhèng de péng you a friend in need is a friend indeed (English proverb) / cf idiom 患難之交|患难之交, a friend in need
 yì zhù to shift resources into areas of need / to inject funds / to balance resources
 yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
 qiàn zòu to need a spanking
 shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously / a fuss about nothing / nothing to write home about
 béng old variant of 甭[beng2] / need not
 wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
 zhōu zhuǎn turnover (in cash or personnel) / to have enough resources to cover a need / also written 周轉|周转
  vital human need
  need to know basis
  List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
  Guidelines of Places of Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance
  Intensified Cooperation with Countries and Peoples in Greatest Need
 wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng 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
 rén yǒu sān jí (jocular) to need to answer the call of nature
 pí yǎng (coll.) to need a spanking
 jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising
 yī diǎn jiù tōng a hint is all that is needed / understanding each other without the need to explain
 shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom) / to lead a pampered life
便 biàn jí to need the toilet / urinary or defecatory urgency
 xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
 xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
 fèng contraction of 勿用 / (dialect) need not / please don't
6 jī cāo wù liù (Internet slang) it's nothing, there's no need to compliment
 yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà 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)
 chì bǎng yìng (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
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