必 bì

surely, most certainly; must

HSK 3 #248

DEFINITIONS

  • surely, most certainly
  • must
  • certainly
  • must
  • will
  • necessarily

STROKES

必 stroke order diagram
必 stroke order animation

WORDS

必须 bì xū
HSK 3
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
必要 bì yào
HSK 5
necessary; essential; indispensable; required
何必 hé bì
HSK 5
there is no need; why should
必然 bì rán
HSK 5
inevitable; certain; necessity
未必 wèi bì
HSK 5
not necessarily; maybe not
务必 wù bì
HSK 6
must; to need to; to be sure to
势必 shì bì
HSK 6
to be bound to; undoubtedly will
不必 bù bì need not; does not have to; not necessarily
必需 bì xū to need; to require; essential; indispensable
必定 bì dìng to be bound to; to be sure to
想必 xiǎng bì presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely
必胜 bì shèng to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail
必将 bì jiāng inevitably
必需品 bì xū pǐn necessity; essential (thing)
必备 bì bèi essential
不必要 bù bì yào needless; unnecessary
必经 bì jīng unavoidable; the only (road, entrance etc)
必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose; every moment counts
势在必行 shì zài bì xíng circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary; imperative
必要性 bì yào xìng necessity
有求必应 yǒu qiú bì yìng to grant whatever is asked for; to accede to every plea
必要条件 bì yào tiáo jiàn requirement; necessary condition (math)
车到山前必有路 chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom); fig. Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.; cf couplet 車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直
事必躬亲 shì bì gōng qīn to attend to everything personally
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