"to urgently need" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
急需	jí xū	to urgently need / urgent need	syn
亟需	jí xū	to urgently need / urgent need	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
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	syn
得	děi	to have to / must / ought to / to need to	syn
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	syn
需要	xū yào	to need / to want / to demand / to require / needs	syn
不用	bù yòng	need not	syn
不必	bù bì	need not / does not have to / not necessarily	syn
需	xū	to require / to need / to want / necessity / need	syn
用不着用不著	yòng bu zháo	not need / have no use for	syn
必需	bì xū	to need / to require / essential / indispensable	syn
何必	hé bì	there is no need / why should	syn
务必務必	wù bì	must / to need to / to be sure to	syn
归属歸屬	guī shǔ	to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)	syn
无须無須	wú xū	need not / not obliged to / not necessarily	syn
只管	zhǐ guǎn	solely engrossed in one thing / just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) / simply / by all means / please feel free / do not hesitate (to ask for sth)	syn
留步	liú bù	(said by departing guest) no need to see me out
用人	yòng rén	servant / to employ sb for a job / to manage people / to be in need of staff
急用	jí yòng	to need sth urgently / urgently required
毋庸	wú yōng	no need for	syn
雪中送炭	xuě zhōng sòng tàn	lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) / fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need	syn
不消	bù xiāo	to not need / needless (to say)	syn
亟待	jí dài	to need urgently / to need doing without delay	syn
何须何須	hé xū	there is no need / why should	syn
切切	qiè qiè	urgently / eagerly / worried / (urge sb to) be sure to / it is absolutely essential to (follow the above instruction)	syn
特需	tè xū	special need / particular requirement	syn
要有	yào yǒu	to need / to require / must have
急着急著	jí zhe	urgently
不着不著	bù zháo	no need / need not
只消	zhǐ xiāo	to only need / it only takes
不时之需不時之需	bù shí zhī xū	a possible period of want or need
内急內急	nèi jí	to need to answer the call of nature
没有必要沒有必要	méi yǒu bì yào	there is no need to (do sth)
待	dài	to wait / to treat / to deal with / to need / going to (do sth) / about to / intending to	syn
摘	zhāi	to take / to pick (flowers, fruit etc) / to pluck / to remove / to take off (glasses, hat etc) / to select / to pick out / to borrow money at a time of urgent need	syn
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	syn
甭	béng	(contraction of 不用[bu4yong4]) need not / please don't	syn
民以食为天民以食為天	mín yǐ shí wéi tiān	Food is the God of the people. (idiom) / People view food as the primary need. / Food first, ethical niceties second	syn
患难之交患難之交	huàn nàn zhī jiāo	a friend in times of tribulations (idiom) / a friend in need is a friend indeed	syn
只欠东风只欠東風	zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng	all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item
操斧伐柯	cāo fǔ fá kē	(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
替古人担忧替古人擔憂	tì gǔ rén dān yōu	to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom) / to worry unnecessarily / crying over spilt milk / often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
替古人耽忧替古人耽憂	tì gǔ rén dān yōu	to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom) / to worry unnecessarily / crying over spilt milk / often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues
缓不济急緩不濟急	huǎn bù jì jí	lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom) / slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need
远水不解近渴遠水不解近渴	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
患难之交才是真正的朋友患難之交纔是真正的朋友	huàn nàn zhī jiāo cái shì zhēn zhèng de péng you	a friend in need is a friend indeed (English proverb) / cf idiom 患難之交\|患难之交, a friend in need
急嘴急舌	jí zuǐ jí shé	lit. quick mouth and quick tongue / fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece / to chime in rapidly
抢通搶通	qiǎng tōng	to rush through urgently (e.g. emergency supplies)
紧锣密鼓緊鑼密鼓	jǐn luó - mì gǔ	lit. urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) / fig. to urgently prepare for an upcoming event	syn
按需分配	àn xū fēn pèi	distribution according to need
不用客气不用客氣	bù yòng kè qi	you're welcome / don't mention it / no need to stand on ceremony
伐柯	fá kē	(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
取其精华，去其糟粕取其精華，去其糟粕	qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò	take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) / keep what is good, discard the rest / You need to be selective when studying. / In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
基本需要	jī běn xū yào	basic necessity / fundamental need
大可不必	dà kě bù bì	need not / unnecessary
心影儿心影兒	xīn yǐng ér	(Taiwan usage) child in need of help (orphaned, abandoned, abused etc)
挹注	yì zhù	to shift resources into areas of need / to inject funds / to balance resources
有宝何必人前夸有寶何必人前誇	yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā	There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
欠揍	qiàn zòu	to need a spanking
杀人不过头点地殺人不過頭點地	shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì	It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously / a fuss about nothing / nothing to write home about
甮	béng	old variant of 甭[beng2] / need not
万事俱备，只欠东风萬事俱備，只欠東風	wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng	lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
週轉	zhōu zhuǎn	turnover (in cash or personnel) / to have enough resources to cover a need / also written 周轉\|周转
人类基本需要		vital human need
需要知道		need to know basis
需要紧急保护的非物质文化遗产名录需要緊急保護的非物質文化遺產名錄		List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
遇险船舶避难地准则遇險船舶避難地準則		Guidelines of Places of Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance
需要制		need-based system
加强同最贫穷国家和人民的合作加強同最貧窮國家和人民的合作		Intensified Cooperation with Countries and Peoples in Greatest Need
万事皆备，只欠东风萬事皆備，只欠東風	wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng	everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風\|万事俱备，只欠东风
人有三急	rén yǒu sān jí	(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature
得要	děi yào	to need / must
皮痒皮癢	pí yǎng	(coll.) to need a spanking
酒香不怕巷子深	jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn	fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom) / quality goods need no advertising
一点就通一點就通	yī diǎn jiù tōng	a hint is all that is needed / understanding each other without the need to explain
十指不沾阳春水十指不沾陽春水	shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ	to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom) / to lead a pampered life
便急	biàn jí	to need the toilet / urinary or defecatory urgency
秀才不出门，全知天下事秀才不出門，全知天下事	xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì	a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
秀才不出门，能知天下事秀才不出門，能知天下事	xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì	a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
甮	fèng	contraction of 勿用 / (dialect) need not / please don't
基操勿6	jī cāo wù liù	(Internet slang) it's nothing, there's no need to compliment
一家人不说两家话一家人不說兩家話	yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà	lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom) / fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help / people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)
翅膀硬	chì bǎng yìng	(of a bird) to fledge / (fig.) (of a person) to outgrow the need to be submissive to one's parents, mentor etc / to break away from the people who have supported one up to now
不足为外人道不足為外人道	bù zú wèi wài rén dào	(idiom) no need to tell others / let's keep this between ourselves / also pr. [bu4zu2 wei2 wai4ren2 dao4]
没苦硬吃沒苦硬吃	méi kǔ - yìng chī	(neologism c. 2024) to stubbornly endure hardships that need not be endured / to go out of one's way to make things difficult for oneself
身正不怕影子斜	shēn zhèng bù pà yǐng zi xié	lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (idiom) / fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think / a clean hand wants no washing

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"to urgently need" Chinese-English Dictionary

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