How to pronounce xu yao (需要) in Chinese
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需要
xū yào
Characters & meanings
to require; to need
to demand; to coerce
Common mistake
High + falling (1-4): xū is x + ü — level pitch, rounded lips — then yào falls hard. With plain u instead of ü, xū collapses into shū territory.
Example sentence
你需要帮助吗？
Nǐ xūyào bāngzhù ma?
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