Chinese word dictionary

必要

bìyào · necessary; essential; indispensable; required

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Word information

Simplified必要

Traditional必要

Pinyinbìyào

Part of speech形

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

必bì

surely, certainly; must; will

要yào

essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand

How to learn 必要

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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不要búyào

don't!; must not

要yào

to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important

快要kuàiyào

nearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)

必须bìxū

to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily

需要xūyào

to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs

要求yāoqiú

to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]