刚需 Traditional form: 剛需 Pinyin (reading): gāngxū Definitions: (economics) rigid demand; inelastic demand (abbr. for 剛性需求/刚性需求 (gāngxìngxūqiú)) Characters: 刚 - hard, strong, tough; just, barely 需 - to need, to require; must Traditional characters: 剛 - hard, strong, tough; just, barely 需 - to need, to require; must