必不可少 bì bù kě shǎo

essential; indispensable; absolutely necessary

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 19347th word

Definitions

  1. 1. essential
  2. 2. indispensable
  3. 3. absolutely necessary

Characters

Character Meaning
必 bì HSK 3
must; necessarily; certainly
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
少 shǎo HSK 1
few; less; to lack