需求
xūqiú
demand, requirement
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 市场需求决定了价格。Market demand determines the price.
- 产品要满足消费者的需求。A product must meet consumer demand.
Collocations
市场需求满足需求供求关系需求量
Mnemonic
需 xū "to need, require" + 求 qiú "to seek": to need and seek, i.e. demand, need. Its sense matches the Korean su-yo (需要) but the second character differs (Chinese 需求 vs Korean 需要). What people or a market need and seek (市场需求 market demand). In economics it pairs with 供给 (supply) as 供求关系 (supply and demand). 需 means "to need" (需要, 必需); 求 means "to seek, request" (要求, 请求). It is close to a synonym compound.
Related
需要供给要求供求
Quick check
What pairs with 需求 in economics?