必 bì

surely, most certainly; must

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DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

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WORDS

忽必烈 hū bì liè Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
必修课 bì xiū kè required course; compulsory course
必得 bì děi must; have to
必修 bì xiū (of an academic course) required; compulsory
物极必反 wù jí bì fǎn when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
骄兵必败 jiāo bīng bì bài lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom); fig. pride goes before a fall
必由之路 bì yóu zhī lù the road one must follow or take; the only way
自不必说 zì bù bì shuō to not need dwell on (idiom)
锱铢必较 zī zhū bì jiào to haggle over every cent (idiom)
必不可缺 bì bù kě quē see 必不可少[bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3]
言多必失 yán duō bì shī if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
三人行，则必有我师 sān rén xíng ， zé bì yǒu wǒ shī If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
三人行，則必有我師 sān rén xíng ， zé bì yǒu wǒ shī If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
三人行，必有我师 sān rén xíng ， bì yǒu wǒ shī lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius); you have sth to learn from everyone
三人行，必有我師 sān rén xíng ， bì yǒu wǒ shī lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius); you have sth to learn from everyone
事必躬親 shì bì gōng qīn to attend to everything personally
二虎相斗，必有一伤 èr hǔ xiāng dòu ， bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom); fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
二虎相鬥，必有一傷 èr hǔ xiāng dòu ， bì yǒu yī shāng lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom); fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人无远虑，必有近忧 rén wú yuǎn lǜ ， bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
人無遠慮，必有近憂 rén wú yuǎn lǜ ， bì yǒu jìn yōu He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).; Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
两虎相争，必有一伤 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng ， bì yǒu yī shāng if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom); if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
兩虎相爭，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng ， bì yǒu yī shāng if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom); if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗，必有一伤 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu ， bì yǒu yī shāng when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom); if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
兩虎相鬥，必有一傷 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu ， bì yǒu yī shāng when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom); if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
分久必合，合久必分 fēn jiǔ bì hé ， hé jiǔ bì fēn lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]); fig. things are constantly changing
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