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需求 (xū qiú) — (noun) requirement, need; (noun, economics) demand

Definition

需求 is a noun for 'demand' or 'requirement', typically used in business, market, or technical contexts. Unlike 需要 (which is also a verb) or 要求 (which emphasizes a request from a person), 需求 points to what is needed objectively.

noun
requirementneed(noun, economics) demand

Examples

  • 需求。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài fēn xī yòng hù de xū qiú.
    The company is analyzing user requirements.
  • 需求。
    Shì chǎng de xū qiú zài bú duàn zēng zhǎng.
    Market demand is constantly growing.
  • 需求。
    Wǒ men yào mǎn zú kè hù de xū qiú.
    We need to meet the customers' requirements.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

需xūneed
求qiúseek; demand

需 and 求 both involve needing or seeking, so together they express a requirement or demand.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

需 originally showed 天, here a person, under 雨, rain, as someone getting wet.

Open 需 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

求 began as a drawing of a centipede.

Open 求 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 6Economy & Trade

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