必然

Character by character

• 必bì5 strokesHSK 2surely, most certainly; must
• 然rán12 strokesHSK 2yes, certainly; pledge, promise

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 必然. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 必须bì xūHSK 2

  to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

• 然后rán hòuHSK 2

  then; after that; afterwards

• 当然dāng ránHSK 3

  only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

• 虽然suī ránHSK 2

  although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)

• 突然tū ránHSK 3

  sudden; abrupt; unexpected

• 自然zì ránHSK 3

  nature; natural; naturally

• 仍然réng ránHSK 3

  still; as before; yet

• 居然jū ránHSK 5

  unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to

• 必要bì yàoHSK 3

  necessary; essential; indispensable; required

• 显然xiǎn ránHSK 3

  clearly; evidently; obviously

• 竟然jìng ránHSK 4

  unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to

• 既然jì ránHSK 4

  since; as; this being the case

• 然而rán érHSK 4

  however; yet; but

• 依然yī ránHSK 4

  still; as before

• 不必bù bìHSK 3

  need not; does not have to; not necessarily

• 不然bù ránHSK 4

  not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?

• 必bìHSK 5

  certainly; must; will; necessarily

• 果然guǒ ránHSK 3

  really; sure enough; as expected; if indeed

• 忽然hū ránHSK 2

  suddenly; all of a sudden

• 偶然ǒu ránHSK 5

  incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly

• 天然tiān ránHSK 6

  natural

• 何必hé bìHSK 7

  there is no need; why should

• 必需bì xūHSK 5

  to need; to require; essential; indispensable

• 未必wèi bìHSK 4

  not necessarily; maybe not