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need meaning in Chinese

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need [needs] (something required)
noun
[UK: niːd]
[US: ˈniːd]

需求 /xūqiú/noun

need [needed, needing, needs] (to be obliged to)
verb
[UK: niːd]
[US: ˈniːd]

得 /děi/verb

必要 /bìyào/verb

必需 /bìxū/verb

need [needed, needing, needs] (to have an absolute requirement for)
verb
[UK: niːd]
[US: ˈniːd]

需要 /xūyào/verb

need [needed, needing, needs] (to want strongly)
verb
[UK: niːd]
[US: ˈniːd]

要 /yào/verb

needle in a haystack (idiomatic)
noun
[UK: ˈniːd.l̩ ɪn ə ˈheɪ.stæk]
[US: ˈniːd.l̩ ɪn ə ˈheɪ.ˌstæk]

大海捞针 /dàhǎilāozhēn/noun

大海撈針noun

海底撈針noun

needlefish [needlefishes] (slender fish)
noun
[UK: ˈniː.dəl.ˌfɪʃ]
[US: ˈniː.dəl.ˌfɪʃ]

杨枝鱼 /yángzhīyú/noun

楊枝魚noun

鶴鱵noun

鹤鱵 /hèzhēn/noun

needlenose pliers (a variety of pliers with long, narrow extensions)
noun

尖嘴鉗noun

尖嘴钳 /jiānzuǐqián/noun

needless (not needed)
adjective
[UK: ˈniːd.ləs]
[US: ˈniːd.ləs]

不必要的 /bùbìyào de/adjective

needless to say (obviously)
adverb

不待說adverb

不待说 /bùdàishuō/adverb

不言而喻 /bùyán'éryù/adverb

a friend in need is a friend indeed (if a friend helps you when you are in need, they are a true friend)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈfrend ɪn niːd ɪz ə ˈfrend ɪn.ˈdiːd]
[US: ə ˈfrend ɪn ˈniːd ˈɪz ə ˈfrend ˌɪn.ˈdiːd]

患难见真情 /huànnàn jiàn zhēnqíng/phrase

患難見真情phrase

citation needed (used to designate an assertion or other statement as false, inaccurate, or requiring verification)
phrase
[UK: saɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ ˈniː.dɪd]
[US: saɪ.ˈteɪʃ.n̩ ˈniː.dəd]

來源請求phrase

来源请求 /láiyuán qǐngqiú/phrase

do you need help (do you need help?)
phrase

你需要帮助吗? /nǐ xūyào bāngzhù ma?/phrase

你需要幫助嗎?phrase

do you need to use the bathroom phrase

你要上厕所吗? /nǐ yào shàng cèsuǒ ma/phrase

你要上廁所嗎?phrase

eye of a needle (small gap in a needle)
noun
[UK: aɪ əv ə ˈniːd.l̩]
[US: ˈaɪ əv ə ˈniːd.l̩]

针眼 / jen.yean/noun

I need ... (I need ... (something))
phrase

我需要... /wǒ xūyào .../phrase

I need a guide (I need a guide (a person who guides))
phrase

我需要一位导游 /wǒ xūyào yī wèi dǎoyóu/phrase

我需要一位導遊phrase

I need a guide (I need a guide (a written guide))
phrase

我需要一本指南 /wǒ xūyào yī běn zhǐnán/phrase

I need to vomit phrase

我想吐 /wǒ xiǎng tù/phrase

knitting needle (thin rod used to knit yarn)
noun

棒針noun

棒针 /bàngzhēn/noun

on pins and needles preposition

如坐針氈preposition

如坐针毡 /rúzuòzhēnzhān/preposition

提心吊胆 /tíxīndiàodǎn/preposition

提心吊膽preposition

焦慮不安preposition

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