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 紧急 緊急 jǐn jí urgent / emergency 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 急事 jí shì urgent matter syn 要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important / urgent syn 何必 hé bì there is no need / why should syn 紧迫 緊迫 jǐn pò pressing / urgent syn 迫切 pò qiè urgent / pressing syn 务必 務必 wù bì must / to need to / to be sure to syn 急诊 急診 jí zhěn to give or receive urgent medical treatment / emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department or from a doctor on a house call) syn 抢先 搶先 qiǎng xiān to rush (to do sth urgent) / to try to be the first / to forestall 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 急促 jí cù urgent / hurried and brief / rushing syn 十万火急 十萬火急 shí wàn huǒ jí most urgent / posthaste / express 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 加急 jiā jí to expedite / (of a delivery etc) expedited / express / urgent syn 急迫 jí pò urgent / pressing / imperative syn 急用 jí yòng to need sth urgently / urgently required 轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority syn 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 眉睫 méi jié eyebrows and eyelashes / (fig.) close at hand / urgent / pressing / imperative syn 特需 tè xū special need / particular requirement syn 要有 yào yǒu to need / to require / must have 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 特急 tè jí especially urgent / top priority 饥不择食 飢不擇食 jī bù zé shí when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom) / beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. syn 缓急 緩急 huǎn jí priority / whether sth is urgent syn 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 火 huǒ fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86 syn 紧 緊 jǐn tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten syn 急 jí urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious 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 迫 pò to force / to compel / to approach or go towards / urgent / pressing syn 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu urgent and important moment (idiom) / critical juncture syn 亟 jí urgent syn 急务 急務 jí wù urgent task / pressing matter 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom) / requiring immediate action / extremely urgent syn 倥 kǒng urgent / pressed 褊 biǎn narrow / urgent 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 絿 qiú urgent / pressing 茍 jí urgent 缓急轻重 緩急輕重 huǎn jí qīng zhòng slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom) / to deal with important matters first / sense of priority / also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急 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 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 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 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 倥偬 倥傯 kǒng zǒng pressing / urgent / poverty-stricken / destitute syn 切嘱 切囑 qiè zhǔ urgent advice / to exhort 切迫 qiè pò urgent 危迫 wēi pò urgent / pressing danger 急要 jí yào urgent 着紧 著緊 zháo jǐn urgent / in a great hurry / in intimate relationship with sb 迫促 pò cù to urge / urgent / pressing 火急 huǒ jí extremely urgent syn 联合国紧急环境援助中心 聯合國緊急環境援助中心 United Nations Centre for Urgent Environmental Assistance 紧急保护方桉 緊急保護方案 Urgent Protection Programme 孔殷 kǒng yīn urgent / numerous 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 