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HSK
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to need

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xu1

Meaning


Primary

to need

Alternatives

need, needing, needs, needed

Mnemonic


[xu-] Professor X is in [1] front of the [-_] house on the lawn, looking for his 而 comb which he 需 needs. It is 雨 raining, and he wheels through the muddy lawn, looking for his 而 comb. He evidently 需 needs it quite badly... but why? He's bald! Why does he 需 need a comb?!

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