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必

bì

surely, most certainly; must

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Example sentences

  • 不必在意。

    Bù bì zài yì

    Forget it.

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  • 你不必吃。

    Nǐ bù bì chī

    You don't have to eat it.

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  • 你不必去那里。

    Nǐ bù bì qù nà li

    You don't have to go there.

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  • 你有必要了解。

    Nǐ yǒu bì yào liǎo jiě

    You need to know.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 必

  • 必须bì xū 4–1 to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
  • 必要bì yào 4–4 necessary; essential; indispensable; required
  • 不必bù bì 4–4 → 2–4need not; does not have to; not necessarily
  • 必然bì rán 4–2 inevitable; certain; necessity
  • 未必wèi bì 4–4 not necessarily; maybe not
  • 必bì 4certainly; must; will; necessarily
  • 何必hé bì 2–4 there is no need; why should
  • 必需bì xū 4–1 to need; to require; essential; indispensable
  • 必定bì dìng 4–4 to be bound to; to be sure to
  • 必将bì jiāng 4–1 inevitably
  • 务必wù bì 4–4 must; to need to; to be sure to
  • 势必shì bì 4–4 to be bound to; undoubtedly will