"To need" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 需要 | xū yào | to need / to want / to demand / to require / needs |   |
| 要 |  yào | to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important | |
| 用 | yòng | to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore | |
| 要有 | yào yǒu | to need / to require / must have | |
| 必需 | bì xū | to need / to require / essential / indispensable | |
| 需 | xū | to require / to need / to want / necessity / need | |
| 消 | xiāo | to diminish / to subside / to consume / to reduce / to idle away (the time) / (after 不[bu4] or 只[zhi3] or 何[he2] etc) to need / to require / to take | |
| 待 | dài | to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to | |
| 得要 | děi yào | to need / must | |
