"Demand" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 需要 | xū yào | to need / to want / to demand / to require / requirement / need |   |
| 要求 | yāo qiú | to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL:點|点[dian3] | |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement / to require / (economics) demand | |
| 索取 | suǒ qǔ | to ask / to demand | |
| 索要 | suǒ yào | to ask for / to request / to demand | |
| 诉求 | sù qiú | to demand / to call for / to petition / demand / wish / request / to promote one's brand / to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message / pitch | |
| 强求 | qiǎng qiú | to insist on / to demand / to impose | |
| 活期 | huó qī | (banking) current (account) / checking (account) / demand (deposit etc) | |
| 要 |  yāo | to demand / to request / to coerce | |
| 求 | qiú | to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech | |
| 讨取 | tǎo qǔ | to ask for / to demand | |
| 追逼 | zhuī bī | to pursue closely / to press / to demand (payment) / to extort (a concession) | |
| 索 | suǒ | to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated | |
| 索求 | suǒ qiú | to seek / to demand | |
| 索讨 | suǒ tǎo | to demand / to claim | |
| 供求 | gōng qiú | supply and demand (economics) | |
| 热卖 | rè mài | to sell strongly / to be in great demand | |
| 供需 | gōng xū | supply and demand | |
| 呼声 | hū shēng | a shout / fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group | |
| 追捧 | zhuī pěng | to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth / to embrace / favor / acclaim / adulation / high demand | |
| 要钱 | yào qián | to charge / to demand payment | |
| 供不应求 | gōng bù yìng qiú | supply does not meet demand | |
| 内需 | nèi xū | domestic demand | |
| 吃香 | chī xiāng | popular / in demand / well regarded | |
| 要价 | yào jià | asking price / to ask a price / to demand terms (in negotiations) | |
| 僧多粥少 | sēng duō zhōu shǎo | lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom) / fig. not enough to go around / demand exceeds supply | |
| 走俏 | zǒu qiào | (a product) sells well / to be in demand | |
| 刻不容缓 | kè bù róng huǎn | to brook no delay / to demand immediate action | |
| 按需 | àn xū | on demand / according to demand | |
| 抢手 | qiǎng shǒu | (of goods) popular / in great demand | |
| 视频点播 | shì pín diǎn bō | video on demand | |
| 讨债 | tǎo zhài | to demand repayment | |
| 追讨 | zhuī tǎo | to demand payment of money owing | |
| 责问 | zé wèn | to demand an explanation | |
| 逼问 | bī wèn | to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information | |
| 紧俏 | jǐn qiào | (merchandise) in high demand | |
| 供过于求 | gōng guò yú qiú | supply exceeds demand | |
| 急于求成 | jí yú qiú chéng | anxious for quick results (idiom) / to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous | |
| 摊派 | tān pài | to apportion expenses, responsibilities etc / to demand contributions | |
| 追索 | zhuī suǒ | to demand payment / to extort / to trace / to seek / to pursue / to explore | |
| 总需求 | zǒng xū qiú | aggregate demand | |
| 索命 | suǒ mìng | to demand sb's life | |
| 索贿 | suǒ huì | to exact bribes / to solicit bribes / to demand bribes / to extort | |
| 申冤 | shēn yuān | to appeal for justice / to demand redress for a grievance | |
| 吃得开 | chī de kāi | to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand | |
| 令行禁止 | lìng xíng jìn zhǐ | lit. if he orders you go, he forbids you stop (idiom) / fig. to demand exact compliance with instructions / to ensure strictly obedience | |
| 求全责备 | qiú quán zé bèi | to demand perfection (idiom) | |
| 催讨 | cuī tǎo | to demand repayment of debt | |
| 讨 | tǎo | to invite / to provoke / to demand or ask for / to send armed forces to suppress / to denounce or condemn / to marry (a woman) / to discuss or study | |
| 社会总需求 | shè huì zǒng xū qiú | aggregate social demand / total requirement of society | |
| 俏 | qiào | good-looking / charming / (of goods) in great demand / (coll.) to season (food) | |
| 严以律己 | yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ | to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself | |
| 要账 | yào zhàng | to demand repayment / to collect debt | |
| 吃大户 | chī dà hù | to plunder the homes of the wealthy for food (in times of famine) / (of sb who has no income) to rely on others / to demand a "contribution" or "loan" from a business or wealthy individual | |
| 求好心切 | qiú hǎo xīn qiè | to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom) / to strive to achieve the best possible results / to be a perfectionist | |
| 热门货 | rè mén huò | goods in great demand | |
| 活期存款 | huó qī cún kuǎn | demand deposit | |
| 二级头呼吸器 | èr jí tóu hū xī qì | (diving) regulator / demand valve | |
| 供大于求 | gōng dà yú qiú | supply exceeds demand | |
| 化学需氧量 | huà xué xū yǎng liàng | chemical oxygen demand (an environmental indicator) | |
| 即付 | jí fù | to pay on demand | |
| 扳价 | bān jià | to demand a high price | |
| 按需出版 | àn xū chū bǎn | publishing on demand | |
| 活期贷款 | huó qī dài kuǎn | demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time) | |
| 生耗氧量 | shēng hào yǎng liàng | biological oxygen demand (BOD) | |
| 要求赔偿 | yāo qiú péi cháng | to demand compensation | |
| 讨底 | tǎo dǐ | to enquire / to demand details | |
| 讨账 | tǎo zhàng | to demand payment / to collect overdue payment | |
| 蹿货 | cuān huò | product in great demand / hot property | |
| 香饽饽 | xiāng bō bo | delicious cakes / popular person / sth that is in high demand | |
| 生化需氧量 | shēng huà xū yǎng liáng | biochemical oxygen demand / biological oxygen demand | |
| 环境需求 | huán jìng xū qiú | environmental demand | |
| 世界减少麻醉药品需求论坛 | World Forum on Drug Demand Reduction | | |
| 减少需求科 | Demand Reduction Section | | |
| x日的生化需氧量 | biochemical oxygen demand in x days | | |
| 减少供应和需求科 | Supply and Demand Reduction Section | | |
| 石化产品供需工作组 | Working Group on Supply and Demand of Petrochemicals | | |
| 区域技合供求信息系统 | Regional TCDC Supply and Demand Information System | | |
| 交通需求管理 | jiāo tòng xū qiú guǎn lǐ | transportationd demand management | |
| 当地需求 | local demand | | |
| 水需要量管理和污染控制区域会议 | Regional Conference on Water Demand Management and Pollution Control | | |
| 点印 | diǎn yìn | print on demand | |
| 能源需求分析模式 | Model for Analysis of Energy Demand | | |
| 1985－1990年非洲能源供需预测区域讲习班 | Regional Workshop on Energy Supply and Demand Projections Through 1985-1990 in Africa | | |
| 总需氧量 | total oxygen demand | | |
| 统一担保规则 | Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees | | |
| 大会第十七届特别会议 | seventeenth special session of the General Assembly / seventeenth special session of the General Assembly to consider the question of international cooperation against illicit production, supply, demand, trafficking and distribution of narcotic drugs and p | | |
| 减少毒品需求 | drug demand reduction | | |
| 减少毒品需求指导原则宣言 | Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand Reduction | | |
| 机构间减少需求、管制药物和预防犯罪网 | Inter-Agency Network for Demand Reduction, Drug Control and Crime Prevention | | |
| 待召唤火力 | fire on demand | | |
| 减少毒品需求问题国际会议 | international conference on drug demand reduction | | |
| 减少需求 | demand reduction | | |
| 求锤得锤 | qiú chuí dé chuí | (neologism c. 2017) (slang) to demand proof of what one believes to be an unfounded accusation only to have irrefutable evidence duly supplied | |
| 活存 | huó cún | demand deposit (abbr. for 活期存款[huo2 qi1 cun2 kuan3]) | |
| 严以律己 | yán yǐ lu:4 jǐ | to be strict with oneself (idiom) / to demand a lot of oneself | |
