Chinese

需求

/ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
demand; need; requirement
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese需 “to await”
    • ideaChinese天 “sky; heavens; heavenly; celestial”
      • meaningChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
      • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
    • ideaChinese雨 “rain (Classifier: 陣/阵; 場/场)”
  • characterChinese求 “to seek; to look for”

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