需要是發明之母 xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).

CHARACTERS

需 xū
HSK 3
need, require, must
要 yào
HSK 2
necessary, essential; necessity
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
發 fā issue, dispatch, send out, emit
明 míng
HSK 1
bright, light, brilliant; clear
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
母 mǔ
HSK 4
mother; female elders; female