Necessity

"Necessity" in cmn

必要

bìyào

(quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite)

必要性

bìyàoxìng

(quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite)

必需品

bìxūpǐn

(that which is necessary)

要求

yāoqiú

(quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite)

需求

xūqiú

(quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite)

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