亟需

jíxū
verb #37,301

Meanings

  1. 1 to urgently need
  2. 2 to require pressingly
  3. 3 urgent need

Examples

HSK 5
Zhège xiàngmù jíxū zījīn zhīchí.
This project urgently requires funding support.
HSK 6
Zāiqū jíxū shípǐn hé yàopǐn.
The disaster area urgently needs food and medicine.

Tips

register
Formal/written. Standard in news headlines, government reports, NGO appeals, and policy documents. Spoken Chinese uses 急需 (with 急 'urgent' instead of 亟) or 急着要. Note: 亟 and 急 are pronounced identically and overlap in meaning, but 亟需 is the formal-register choice.
mistakes
亟 has two readings: jí ('urgently,' as in 亟需 / 亟待) and qì ('repeatedly,' a rare classical reading). In modern Chinese you'll virtually only meet jí. Don't confuse 亟 with 极 ('extremely') - they're different characters.

Stroke Order

亟 jí
需 xū