必 (bì): certainly, must, will
必 (bì) is a Chinese character meaning “certainly.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 心 (structural) and 丿 (structural). It ranks #248 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- certainly
- must
- will
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 必
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 必须adverb | bì xū | to have to | 3 |
| 必要adjective | bì yào | necessary | 5 |
| 不必adverb | bù bì | need not | 4 |
| 必需verb | bì xū | to need | 5 |
| 必然adjective/noun | bì rán | inevitable | 5 |
| 未必adverb | wèi bì | not necessarily | 6 |
| 必修adjective | bì xiū | (of an academic course) required | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 何必 | hé bì | there is no need |
| 必定 | bì dìng | to be bound to |
| 务必 | wù bì | must |
| 想必 | xiǎng bì | presumably |
| 必胜 | bì shèng | to be certain of victory |
| 必将 | bì jiāng | inevitably |
| 必需品 | bì xū pǐn | necessity |
| 必备 | bì bèi | essential |
| 不必要 | bù bì yào | needless |
| 必经 | bì jīng | unavoidable |
| 必不可少 | bì bù kě shǎo | absolutely necessary |
| 势必 | shì bì | to be bound to |
| 分秒必争 | fēn miǎo bì zhēng | seize every minute and second (idiom) |
| 必要性 | bì yào xìng | necessity |
| 势在必行 | shì zài bì xíng | circumstances require action (idiom) |
必 appears in 82 compound words: 35 as the first character, 9 as the last, and 56 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 必 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (17)
Showing 12 of 17 idioms containing 必.
Example Sentences
做事之前必须做好充分的准备，这样才能提高成功率。
Zuòshì zhīqián bìxū zuò hǎo chōngfèn de zhǔnbèi, zhèyàng cáinéng tígāo chénggōng lǜ.
Before doing things, you must make full preparations; this is the only way to increase the success rate.
范明政总理:春节假期后首个工作日必须迅速投入到工作中去
fàn míng zhèng zǒng lǐ : chūn jié jiǎ qī hòu shǒu gè gōng zuò rì bì xū xùn sù tóu rù dào gōng zuò zhōng qù
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh: The first working day after the Spring Festival holiday must be quickly put into work
走到哪都看见她!施工外墙必备“神秘女郎” 真实用途超爆笑
zǒu dào nǎ dōu kàn jiàn tā ! shī gōng wài qiáng bì bèi shén mì nǚ láng zhēn shí yòng tú chāo bào xiào
I see her everywhere I go! The construction of exterior walls is a must-have "mystery girl" The real use is super hilarious
未必是坏事!南马降级成精英标 马拉松将回归体...
wèi bì shì huài shì ! nán mǎ jiàng jí chéng jīng yīng biāo mǎ lā sōng jiāng huí guī tǐ . . .
It's not necessarily a bad thing! South Malaysia was relegated to an elite standard, and the marathon will return to the body...
特朗普向伊朗下最后通牒:伊朗15天内必须与美国达成..
tè lǎng pǔ xiàng yī lǎng xià zuì hòu tōng 牒 : yī lǎng 1 5 tiān nèi bì xū yǔ měi guó dá chéng . .
Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran: Iran must reach an agreement with the United States within 15 days:
俄罗斯女婿给丈母娘磕头拜年:不是必须做,是我所能表..
é luó sī nǚ xù gěi zhàng mǔ niáng kē tóu bài nián bù shì bì xū zuò , shì wǒ suǒ néng biǎo . .
Russian son-in-law kowtowed to his mother-in-law for New Year's Eve: it's not mandatory, it's the best I can do...
我有必要向他解释原因吗？
Wǒ yǒu bìyào xiàng tā jiěshì yuányīn ma?
Is it necessary for me to explain the reason to him?
我必须吃这个药吗？
Wǒ bìxū chī zhège yào ma?
Must I take this medicine?
为什么它是必要的？
Wèishénme tā shì bìyào de?
Why should it be necessary?
你今天必须起得很早吗？
Nǐ jīntiān bìxū qǐ dehěn zǎo ma?
Did you have to get up very early this morning?
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