要 yāo (bound form) to demand / to coerce syn 需要 xū yào to need / to want / to demand / to require / needs syn 求 qiú to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech syn 要求 yāo qiú to request / to require / requirement / to stake a claim / to ask / to demand / CL:點|点[dian3] syn 需求 xū qiú requirement / to require / (economics) demand syn 供给 供給 gōng jǐ to furnish / to provide / supply (as in supply and demand) syn 索取 suǒ qǔ to ask / to demand 抢手 搶手 qiǎng shǒu (of goods) popular / in great demand syn 索要 suǒ yào to ask for / to request / to demand syn 呼声 呼聲 hū shēng a shout / fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group syn 强求 強求 qiǎng qiú to insist on / to demand / to impose syn 讨债 討債 tǎo zhài to demand repayment syn 吃香 chī xiāng popular / in demand / well regarded syn 供不应求 供不應求 gōng bù yìng qiú supply does not meet demand syn 刻不容缓 刻不容緩 kè bù róng huǎn to brook no delay / to demand immediate action syn 责问 責問 zé wèn to demand an explanation syn 吃得开 吃得開 chī de kāi to be popular / to be getting on well / much in demand syn 供求 gōng qiú supply and demand (economics) syn 追索 zhuī suǒ to demand payment / to extort / to trace / to seek / to pursue / to explore syn 供需 gōng xū supply and demand syn 急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results (idiom) / to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous syn 摊派 攤派 tān pài to apportion expenses, responsibilities etc / to demand contributions syn 活期 huó qī (banking) current (account) / checking (account) / demand (deposit etc) 申冤 shēn yuān to appeal for justice / to demand redress for a grievance syn 内需 內需 nèi xū domestic demand syn 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 syn 索贿 索賄 suǒ huì to exact bribes / to solicit bribes / to demand bribes / to extort 热卖 熱賣 rè mài to sell strongly / to be in great demand 追捧 zhuī pěng to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth / to embrace / favor / acclaim / adulation / high demand 要钱 要錢 yào qián to charge / to demand payment 诉求 訴求 sù qiú to demand / to call for / to petition / demand / wish / request / to promote one's brand / to appeal to (consumers) / (marketing) message / pitch 走俏 zǒu qiào (a product) sells well / to be in demand syn 按需 àn xū on demand / according to demand 视频点播 視頻點播 shì pín diǎn bō video on demand 追讨 追討 zhuī tǎo to demand payment of money owing 逼问 逼問 bī wèn to question intensely / to interrogate / to demand information 紧俏 緊俏 jǐn qiào (merchandise) in high demand syn 供过于求 供過於求 gōng guò yú qiú supply exceeds demand 总需求 總需求 zǒng xū qiú aggregate demand 索命 suǒ mìng to demand sb's life 土豪 tǔ háo local tyrant / local strong man / (slang) nouveau riche syn 讨 討 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 syn 索 suǒ to search / to demand / to ask / to exact / large rope / isolated syn 俏 qiào good-looking / charming / (of goods) in great demand / (coll.) to season (food) syn 催讨 催討 cuī tǎo to demand repayment of debt syn 求全责备 求全責備 qiú quán zé bèi to demand perfection (idiom) syn 讨取 討取 tǎo qǔ to ask for / to demand 追逼 zhuī bī to pursue closely / to press / to demand (payment) / to extort (a concession) syn 社会总需求 社會總需求 shè huì zǒng xū qiú aggregate social demand / total requirement of society 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 土地 tǔ di local god / genius loci syn 当地 當地 dāng dì local syn 本地 běn dì local / this locality syn 原地 yuán dì (in) the original place / the place where one currently is / place of origin / local (product) 总监 總監 zǒng jiān head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration syn 习俗 習俗 xí sú custom / tradition / local tradition / convention syn 本土 běn tǔ one's native country / native / local / metropolitan territory syn 风情 風情 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc syn 局部 jú bù part / local syn 乡亲 鄉親 xiāng qīn fellow countryman (from the same village) / local people / villager / the folks back home syn 高位 gāo wèi high position / eminent status / top job / raised position / upper (limbs) / a high (i.e. local maximum) / high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc syn 特产 特產 tè chǎn special local product / (regional) specialty 地痞 dì pǐ bully / local ruffian syn 派出所 pài chū suǒ local police station syn 组胺 組胺 zǔ àn histamine (a biogenic amine involved in local immune responses) 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ native soil / one's native land / one's hometown / local (to an area) syn 土特产 土特產 tǔ tè chǎn local specialty syn 地头蛇 地頭蛇 dì tóu shé local bully / tyrant / regional mafia boss syn 诸侯 諸侯 zhū hóu dukes or princes who rule a part of the country under the emperor / local rulers syn 风土人情 風土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng local conditions and customs (idiom) syn 地区性 地區性 dì qū xìng regional / local 局域网 局域網 jú yù wǎng local area network (LAN) 土产 土產 tǔ chǎn produced locally / local product (with distinctive native features) syn 慢车 慢車 màn chē local bus or train / slow train with many stops 就地取材 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources / using materials at hand 随俗 隨俗 suí sú according to custom / to do as local custom requires / do as the Romans do syn 德比 dé bǐ (sports) (loanword) derby (contest between local rivals) 因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances syn 城管 chéng guǎn local government bylaw enforcement officer / city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政執法局|城市管理行政执法局[Cheng2 shi4 Guan3 li3 Xing2 zheng4 Zhi2 fa3 ju2]) 采风 採風 cǎi fēng to collect local cultural material (recording folk songs, taking photos etc) syn 乡音 鄉音 xiāng yīn local accent / accent of one's native place syn 团练 團練 tuán liàn local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old) 土皇帝 tǔ huáng dì local tyrant syn 地方 dì fāng region / regional (away from the central administration) / local syn 在地 zài dì (Tw) local / native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) 地方政府 dì fāng zhèng fǔ local government 民办 民辦 mín bàn run by the local people / privately operated syn 当地时间 當地時間 dāng dì shí jiān local time 地税 地稅 dì shuì local tax (abbr. for 地方稅|地方税[di4fang1shui4]) / land tax (abbr. for 土地稅|土地税[tu3di4shui4]) 街道办事处 街道辦事處 jiē dào bàn shì chù subdistrict office / neighborhood official / an official who works with local residents to report to higher government authorities 地方性 dì fāng xìng local 提督 tí dū the local commander / provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times) 北伐 běi fá the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1928 under Chiang Kai-shek, against the rule of local warlords 接入网 接入網 access network / local loop 无线接入 無線接入 wú xiàn jiē rù wireless access / wireless local loop 方志 fāng zhì local chronicles / district records syn 风土 風土 fēng tǔ natural conditions and social customs of a place / local conditions syn 黄梅戏 黃梅戲 huáng méi xì Huangmei opera (local opera of Anhui) 本币 本幣 běn bì local currency / our own currency / abbr. for 本位貨幣|本位货币 