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需 [xū] 1. 必得用。 Must be used. 2. 必得用的财物。 Necessity required items. 3. 等待。 To wait. 4. 迟疑。 To hesitate. 5. 应该;必然。 Should; inevitable. 动词 (verb) 本义: 等待 Basic meaning: To wait 【造字法】: 会意。从雨而声。“需”指遇雨，停在那里等待。 Etymology: A compound character from "rain" and "sound". Refers to waiting for rain. 同本义 ([En.] await) The same basic meaning (await) 1. 引文:《易·需》：需，须也。 传:“需者，待也。” Citation: "I Ching" states: need means to wait. 2. 引文:《庄子·大宗师》：聂许闻之需役。 Citation: "Zhuangzi" states: Nie Xu heard about waiting for service. 3. 引文:宋·楼钥《送袁恭安赴江州节推》：九江需次今几年，去去渌水依红莲。 Citation: Song Dynasty literature references waiting at Jiujiang. 例: 需次(候补官员依照资历补缺);需铨(等待铨选录用) Example: Need next (substitute officials based on qualifications); Await selection. 需要 ([En.] need; demand; want) Need 1. 引文:《红楼梦》：零星需用亦在账房内开销。 Citation: "Dream of the Red Chamber" mentions expenses. 例: 按需分配;必需;需用(需要的用度) Examples: Allocate as needed; necessities; need (necessary expenses). 索取 ([En.] ask for) To ask for 1. 引文:明·陈玉阳《昭君出塞》：只为前日毛延寿，指写丹青，遍需金帛。 Citation: Ming literature states the need for gold and silk. 例: 需勒(勒索) Example: To extort. 迟疑;观望 ([En.] hesitate) To hesitate 1. 引文:《文心雕龙》：率故多尤，需为事贼。 Citation: "Wenxin Diaolong" mentions hesitation. 例: 需缓(迟缓);需滞(授职后迟迟不能赴任) Examples: Delayed; cannot assume office after being appointed. 应该;必然 ([En.] should; ought to; inevitable) Should 1. 引文:清·王韬《原道》：儒者本无所谓教，达而在上，穷而在下，需不能出此范围。 Citation from Qing literature about the obligations of Confucianism. 例: 需要 Example: Need. 名词 (noun) 需用的东西 ([En.] necessaries) Necessary items 1. 引文:《元史·成宗纪二》：与民均纳供需。 Citation: "Yuan History" speaks of distribution of necessities. 例: 军需 Example: Military supply. 形容词 (adjective) 柔滑的样子。 Description of smoothness. 1. 引文:《战国策·秦策二》：“其需弱者来使，则王必听之。” Citation: "Strategies of the Warring States" speaks of softness or tenderness.