Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 6 entries. xūyào 需要 to need xūyào 须要 must xūyào 須要 must jīběnxūyào 基本需要 basic necessity xūyàoshìfāmíngzhīmǔ 需要是发明之母 Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb). xūyàoshìfāmíngzhīmǔ 需要是發明之母 Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).