需求 xūqiú requirement
requirement; to require; (economics) demand
How to remember 需求: 需 require + 求 request = requirement.
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How it is used
- Need/demand - especially economic demand - 市场需求 (shìchǎng xūqiú) market demand; 供给和需求 (gōngjǐ hé xūqiú) supply and demand; 满足需求 (mǎnzú xūqiú) meet the demand.
- A noun for aggregate needs/requirements. Vs 需要 (xūyào), which is the everyday verb 'to need'.
Example sentences
- 这几年对作业疗法的需求在迅速增长。 Zhè jǐnián duì zuòyè liáofǎ de xūqiú zài xùnsù zēngzhǎng.Demand for occupational therapy has surged in recent years.