wǒmen xūyào ānzhuāng kuāndài.

we

Breakdown of wǒmen xūyào ānzhuāng kuāndài.

• 需要xūyào: to need
• 安装ānzhuāng: to install
• 宽带kuāndài: broadband

Questions & Answers about wǒmen xūyào ānzhuāng kuāndài.

What is the basic structure of 我们需要安装宽带?

The sentence follows a very common Chinese pattern:

Subject + 需要 + Verb phrase

• 我们 = we
• 需要 = need
• 安装宽带 = install broadband

So the whole sentence is literally:

We need [to install broadband].

A useful way to think about it is that 安装宽带 acts like the thing that is needed.

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Why is there no word for to before install?

Chinese does not use a separate word like English to in phrases such as need to install.

In English:

• We need to install broadband

In Chinese:

• 我们需要安装宽带

After 需要, you can directly put a verb or verb phrase:

• 需要去 = need to go
• 需要买 = need to buy
• 需要安装宽带 = need to install broadband

So this is completely normal Chinese grammar.

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Is 需要 a verb or a modal verb here?

It is primarily a main verb meaning to need.

In this sentence, 需要 takes 安装宽带 as what is needed. So you can think of it as:

• 我们需要[安装宽带]
• We need [to install broadband]

Chinese grammar often allows verbs to be followed directly by another verb phrase in this way, so it can feel a little like a modal in English, but its core meaning is still need.

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