How to Say “Review is needed” in Chinese
Work and study · HSK 3
"Review is needed" in Chinese is 需要审核 (xū yào shěn hé). 审核 (shěnhé) means 'to review/audit' and is the go-to word in Chinese offices for approval workflows; contracts, expense reports, designs before they ship. It's more formal than 检查 (jiǎnchá, 'to check').
Primary translation
需要审核
xū yào shěn hé
Traditional: 需要審核
Variants by register
Formal
这个需要审核一下
zhè ge xū yào shěn hé yī xià
Casual
得审一下
děi shěn yī xià
When to use it
审核 (shěnhé) means 'to review/audit' and is the go-to word in Chinese offices for approval workflows; contracts, expense reports, designs before they ship. It's more formal than 检查 (jiǎnchá, 'to check'). Adding 一下 (yī xià) after the verb softens the request; without it, 需要审核 sounds like a stamped bureaucratic note. In WeChat Work or DingTalk messages, you'll often see 走审核流程 ('go through the review process'); that 流程 mindset is very Chinese corporate.
Example sentences
这份合同需要审核。
Zhè fèn hé tóng xū yào shěn hé.
This contract needs review.
报销单还没审核过。
Bào xiāo dān hái méi shěn hé guò.
The expense report hasn't been reviewed yet.
麻烦您审核一下，谢谢。
Má fan nín shěn hé yī xià, xiè xie.
Could you please review it, thanks.