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xūyào

需要xūyàoxūyào
to need
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Usages of xūyào

我wǒ　需要xūyào　回huí　去qù，　然后ránhòu　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　我wǒ　的de　妈妈māma。wǒ xūyào huí qù, ránhòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ de māma.
I need to go back, then call my mom.
她tā　也yě　需要xūyào　给gěi　爸爸bàba　打dǎ　电话diànhuà，　谢谢xièxie　你nǐ。tā yě xūyào gěi bàba dǎ diànhuà, xièxie nǐ.
She also needs to call her dad; thank you.
我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ xūyào zhǎo wǒ de tóngshì, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
I need to look for my coworker, then go to the supermarket together.
他tā　为什么wèishénme　还hái　没méi　来lái？　我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　他tā。　你nǐ　等děng　了le　多久duōjiǔ？tā wèishénme hái méi lái? wǒ xūyào zhǎo tā. nǐ děng le duōjiǔ?
Why hasn’t he come yet? I need to look for him. How long have you been waiting?
学xué　中文zhōngwén　需要xūyào　很多hěnduō　耐心nàixīn。xué zhōngwén xūyào hěnduō nàixīn.
Learning Chinese requires a lot of patience.
一方面yìfāngmiàn　我wǒ　想xiǎng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　一方面yìfāngmiàn　我wǒ　需要xūyào　在zài　家jiā　认真rènzhēn　复习fùxí　中文zhōngwén。yìfāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng zài gōngyuán sànbù, yìfāngmiàn wǒ xūyào zài jiā rènzhēn fùxí zhōngwén.
On one hand I want to take a walk in the park; on the other hand I need to stay home and seriously review Chinese.
我wǒ　需要xūyào　防晒霜fángshàishuāng　和hé　防虫喷雾fángchóngpēnwù。wǒ xūyào fángshàishuāng hé fángchóngpēnwù.
I need sunscreen and insect-repellent spray.
盆栽pénzāi　需要xūyào　换盆huànpén。pénzāi xūyào huànpén.
The potted plant needs repotting.
盆栽pénzāi　发芽fāyá　以后yǐhòu　需要xūyào　阳光yángguāng。pénzāi fāyá yǐhòu xūyào yángguāng.
After the potted plant sprouts, it needs sunlight.
叶片yèpiàn　发黄fāhuáng　了le，　需要xūyào　修剪xiūjiǎn。yèpiàn fāhuáng le, xūyào xiūjiǎn.
The leaf has turned yellow and needs pruning.
一旦yídàn　湿度shīdù　太tài　高gāo，　就jiù　需要xūyào　通风tōngfēng。yídàn shīdù tài gāo, jiù xūyào tōngfēng.
Once the humidity is too high, ventilation is needed.
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