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Sentence Patterns and Grammatical Explanations

需要带什么东西?

xūyào dài shénme dōngxī?

What do I need to bring with me?

In this sentence, we have the modal verb “需要” before the verb or verb phrase to express the necessity of doing something. To answer the general questions, such as the example sentence 2, you can simply use “需要” for a positive answer, or “不需要”if the answer is negative.

+ 需要+ V / VP
需要
xūyào
带什么东西?
dài shénme dōngxi?
I need to bring with me what?
需要
xūyào
准备中文名片吗?
zhǔnbèi Zhōngwén míng piàn ma?
I need to prepare Chinese business cards?
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