必不可少組成 bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng

DEFINITIONS

  1. absolute necessity
  2. sine qua non

CHARACTERS

必 bì surely, most certainly; must
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
可 kě may, can, -able; possibly
少 shǎo few, less, inadequate
組 zǔ class; section, department
成 chéng completed, finished, fixed