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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

需要 [xūyào]
  1. 1. verb need
    常人每天需要吃一定量的水果和蔬菜。
    Everyone needs to eat a certain amount of fruit and vegetables each day.
  2. 2. noun [pl] needs
    日常生活需要
    necessities of life

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

需要 [xūyào]
  1. 1. need; want; require; demand; take
    坏习惯一旦养成,需要很长的时间才能根除。
    A bad habit once contracted takes a very long time to uproot (or root up).
  2. 2. needs
    适应形势发展的需要
    adapt oneself to the needs of the developing conditions

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

需要 [xūyào]
  1. 1. 要求得到;应该有
    国家需要人才,人才需要培养。
    需要一批钢材。
  2. 2. 对事物的欲望、要求
    发展教育是未来事业的需要
  3. 3. 参见"须要"的提示。

Examples

我们公司不仅需要工程技术人员,也需要有贤德的人。
Our company needs not only techinical staff but also men of virtue.
总结成绩需要纵比,也需要横比。
病人需要安静。
The patient needs peace and quiet.
这事不简单,需要进一步调查。
The matter is not so simple; it requires further investigation.
情况紧急,需要我们当机立断!
In this crisis we've got to make a quick decision.
满足人民群众多种多样的需要
meet the manifold needs of the people
需要他干什么,他就干什么,从来没有二话。
Whatever he is required to do, he does it readily.
跟不上形势的需要
fall short of the demands of the times
这项工程需要五千个工。
This project will take 5,000 man-days to complete.

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