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我需要水。
。 I need water.Practice path
Make this line survive without the page.
Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.
Current move
Hear it cold Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.Listen first, then choose the Mandarin line before reading the page again.
Next我需要水。 02 What does 我需要水 mean?需要 means need and 水 means water.
PracticeI need water. 03 Fill the pinyin for 需要水。需 is first tone, 要 is fourth tone, 水 is third tone.
Practicexū yào shuǐ 04 How would you say: I need water?Use 我需要 plus the thing.
Practice我需要水。Scene
When to use it
Asking for water when you need it, especially in a service or travel situation.
Risk
safe
For ordering politely at a restaurant, 一杯水 or 可以给我一杯水吗 is softer.
Literal
I need water.
需要 is a useful need word, and 水 is one of the first survival nouns learners actually use.
Mini dialogue
Hear the social move.
Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.
Contrast
Do not blur these together.
Recall prompts
Check whether it survived.
01 · What does 我需要水 mean?
Answer: I need water.
需要 means need and 水 means water.
Practice this prompt02 · Fill the pinyin for 需要水。
Answer: xū yào shuǐ
需 is first tone, 要 is fourth tone, 水 is third tone.
Practice this prompt