需 (seoi1) — needs; necessities; demand in Cantonese
seoiˉ¹需
Mandarin Pinyin: xu1
Meaning of 需
nounneeds; necessities; demand
nounneed; require; want
noun(noun) Demand
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Example Sentences with 需
危難中，"有子不需父上前"；搶險時，"上陣不離父子兵"。
A son would would protect his father and face the danger himself; but in times of emergency, both son and father would fight the battle together.
daap˗₃搭deiˍ₆地tit˗₃鐵jauˎ₄由saiˉ¹西waanˉ¹灣hoˊ²河dou˗₃到tungˎ₄銅loˎ₄鑼waanˎ₄灣ziˊ²只seoiˉ¹需daaiˍ₆大koi˗₃概jiˍ₆二sapˍ₆十fanˉ¹分zungˉ¹鐘ge˗₃嘅ceˉ¹車cingˎ₄程。
It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro).
ngoˏ₅我seoiˉ¹需jiu˗₃要jatˉ¹一baaˊ²把sanˉ¹新ngaaˎ₄牙caatˊ²刷
I need a new toothbrush.
佢需要畀錢我
He must pay me money
你哋遲早會知，我都唔需要隱瞞
You'd have had to find out sometime, there's no point in me covering anything up.
Words Containing 需
必需bit1 seoi1
essential; indispensable
不需證明的bat1 seoi1 zing3 ming4 dik1
axiomatic, axiomatical
急需gap1 seoi1
urgently need
必需品bit1 seoi1 ban2
necessity; essential (thing)
無需mou4 seoi1
no need of
生活必需品sang1 wut6 bit1 seoi1 ban2
life's necessities
按需分配on3 seoi1 fan1 pui3
distribution according to need
只需zi2 seoi1
only needs
需要seoi1 jiu3
needs; wants; requirements
所需so2 seoi1
necessary (for); required
只需開口zi2 seoi1 hoi1 hau2
for the asking ("only needs to open mouth")
不需bat1 seoi1
not needed
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