需求
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
需求 (xūqiú) · need
需求 (xūqiú) means “need; demand; requirement”. It is written with 2 characters: 需 (to need) + 求 (to ask (a favor)). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 需求 is built
The characters
需 xū · to need
What 需 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 而ér — and
Origin hint: Rain 雨 needed for crops to grow (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
求 qiú · to ask (a favor)
What 求 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
Example sentences
顾客的需求越来越多。Gùkè de xūqiú yuèláiyuè duō.Customers' needs keep growing.
你有什么需求？Nǐ yǒu shénme xūqiú?What do you need?
Questions about 需求
What does 需求 mean?
需求 (xūqiú) means “need; demand; requirement”.
How do you pronounce 需求?
需求 is pronounced xūqiú.
Which HSK level is 需求?
需求 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 需要xūyàoto need
- 请求qǐngqiúto ask
- 要求yāoqiúto ask
- 征求zhēngqiúto ask for (opinions)
- 追求zhuīqiúto pursue
- 供不应求gōngbùyìngqiúdemand exceeds supply
- 急于求成jíyúqiúchéngto be impatient for success
- 精益求精jīngyìqiújīngto keep improving
- 力求lìqiúto strive to
- 谋求móuqiúto seek
Learn 需求 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 31: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.