Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
xūyào
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English translations
need, to need, in want of,
want, demand, to claim, to want
Chinese characters:
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需要 ( xuyao / xūyào ) is composed of these characters:
需 (xu)
,
要 (yao)
The traditional Chinese characters of xūyào are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
necessity | to want
需要 ( xuyao / xūyào ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 181)
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