| 需要 | xū yào | to need / to want / to demand / to require / needs |   |
| 满足 | mǎn zú | to satisfy / to meet (the needs of) / satisfied / content | |
| 事儿 | shì r | one's employment / business / matter that needs to be settled / (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding / trying / troublesome / erhua variant of 事[shi4] / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] | |
| 人性化 | rén xìng huà | (of a system or product etc) adapted to human needs / people-oriented / user-friendly | |
| 小康社会 | xiǎo kāng shè huì | society in which the material needs of most citizens are adequately met | |
| 应有尽有 | yīng yǒu jìn yǒu | everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs | |
| 衣食住行 | yī shí zhù xíng | clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs | |
| 侍奉 | shì fèng | to wait upon / to serve / to attend to sb's needs | |
| 亲民 | qīn mín | in touch with the people / sensitive to people's needs | |
| 陪护 | péi hù | to attend to the needs of (an invalid, disabled person etc) / caregiver | |
| 豢养 | huàn yǎng | to keep (an animal) / to look after the needs of (a person or an animal) / (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay | |
| 逆水行舟 | nì shuǐ xíng zhōu | lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom) / fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard) | |
| 六亲不认 | liù qīn bù rèn | not recognizing one's family (idiom) / self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives | |
| 远水不解近渴 | 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 | |
| 各取所需 | gè qǔ suǒ xū | each takes what he needs (idiom) | |
| 事情要做 | shì qíng yào zuò | work that needs to be done / business that needs to be attended to | |
| 心眼大 | xīn yǎn dà | magnanimous / considerate / thoughtful / able to think of everything that needs to be thought of | |
| 先决问题 | xiān jué wèn tí | issue that needs to be addressed first (before another issue can be resolved) | |
| 工欲善其事，必先利其器 | gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job | |
| 欲善其事，必先利其器 | yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì | To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job | |
| 需求层次理论 | xū qiú céng cì lǐ lùn | (Maslow's) hierarchy of needs (psychology) | |
| 紧急需要 | | emergency needs | |
| 外地需求评估调查 | | Field Needs Assessment Study | |
| 方案管理信息需求工作队 | fāng àn guǎn lǐ xìn xī xū qiú gōng zuò duì | Programme Management Information Needs Task Force | |
| 避孕药具需求和后勤管理需要股 | | Contraceptive Requirements and Logistics Management Needs Unit | |
| 未满足的紧急需要 | | unmet emergency needs | |
| 秘书长南部非洲人道主义需要问题特使 | | Special Envoy for Humanitarian Needs in Southern Africa | |
| 联合国阿布哈兹需要评估团 | | United Nations Needs Assessment Mission to Abkhazia | |
| 技术需要评估 | | technology needs assessment | |
| 技术援助需求评估 | | technical assistance needs assessment | |
| 医疗需要 | | medical needs | |
| 国家需要评估 | | National Needs Assessment | |
| 管理信息需要工作队 | | Management Information Needs Task Force | |
| 最低基本需要方桉 | | Basic Minimum Needs Programme | |
| 未满足基本需要图 | | maps of basic unsatisfied needs | |
| 观测需要 | | observational needs | |
| 适应世界需求的化学研究 | | Chemical Research Applied to World Needs | |
| 避孕需求和后勤管理需要工作组 | | Working Group on Contraceptive Requirements and Logistics Management Needs | |
| 需求分析框架 | | Needs Analysis Framework | |
| 人类住区部门分析和需求评估方桉 | | Human Settlements Sector Analysis and Needs Assessment Programme | |
| 训练需要咨询委员会 | | Advisory Committee on Training Needs | |
| 能力和需要相匹配 | | capacities and needs matching | |
| 渠道、照顾、治疗、组织间需要实验项目 | | Access, Care, Treatment, Inter-Organizational Needs pilot project | |
| 阿富汗全纳教育需要和权利评估 | | Needs and Rights Assessment on Inclusive Education in Afghanistan | |
| 联合需求评估 | | Joint Needs Assessment | |
| 新兴技术领域的合作需要调查 | | Needs Identification Survey in New and Emerging Technologies | |
| 国家技术需要评估 | | national technology needs assessment | |
| 需要评估工作队 | | Needs Assessment Task Force | |
| 人道主义紧急需要工作队 | | Humanitarian Task Force for Emergency Needs | |
| 基本需要评估 | | basic needs assessment | |
| 联合国巴勒斯坦贸易和投资需要讨论会 | | United Nations Seminar on Palestinian Trade and Investment Needs | |
| 粮食援助需要联合评估团 | | Joint Food Aid Needs Assessment Mission | |
| 千年发展目标需求评估 | | Millennium Development Goals needs assessment / MDG needs assessment | |
| 冲突后需要评估手册 | | Post-Conflict Needs Assessment Handbook | |
| 派驻黎巴嫩的机构间需要评估特派团 | | Inter-Agency Needs Assessment Mission to Lebanon | |
| 冲突后需要评估 | | Post-Conflict Needs Assessment | |
| 避孕需求和后勤管理需要全球倡议 | | Global Initiative on Contraceptive Requirements and Logistics Management Needs | |
| 紧急需求评估 | | Emergency Needs Assessment | |
| 人类住区部门分析和需求评估特派团 | | Human Settlements Sector Analysis and Needs Assessment Mission | |
| 社会性别需要评估和影响评估方法 | | Gender Needs Assessment and Impact Assessment Methodology | |
| 特需国家特别股 | | Special Unit on Countries with Special Needs | |
| 发展基本需要信托基金 | | Development Basic Needs Trust Fund | |
| 柬埔寨需求和国家恢复联合呼吁 | | Consolidated Appeal for Cambodia's Needs and National Rehabilitation | |
| 安全需求评估程序 | | Security Needs Assessment Protocol | |
| 南非种族隔离受害者教育需要国际会议 | | International Conference on the Educational Needs of the Victims of Apartheid in South Africa | |
| 审查岛屿领土特别发展需要区域讨论会 | | Regional Seminar to Review the Special Development Needs of Island Territories | |
| 中美洲和巴拿马优先保健需要计划 | | Plan for Priority Health Needs in Central America and Panama | |
| 满足基本学习需要的行动纲领 | | Framework for Action to Meet Basic Learning Needs | |
| 特需国家 | | countries with special needs | |
| 合法医用需要量估计数 | | estimate of legitimate medical needs | |
| 孩奴 | hái nú | "a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs | |
| 残膜 | cán mó | leftover agricultural plastic (as waste or rubbish that needs to be disposed of or recycled) | |
| 特殊儿童 | tè shū ér tóng | child with special needs / gifted child | |
| 说干就干 | shuō gàn jiù gàn | to do what needs to be done, without delay | |
| 衣食住行 | yī - shí - zhù - xíng | lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) / fig. people's basic needs | |
