不必

Meaning(adverb)

need not; does not have to; not necessarily

Examples

• 你不必担心，我能行。

  nǐ bú bì dān xīn, wǒ néng xíng.

  No need to worry—I can manage.

• 明天放假，不必早起。

  míng tiān fàng jià, bú bì zǎo qǐ.

  Tomorrow's a holiday, so no need to get up early.

• 这点小事不必麻烦经理。

  zhè diǎn xiǎo shì bú bì má fán jīng lǐ.

  No need to bother the manager with this small matter.

Easily confused

• 不用 — Same meaning; 不用 is more colloquial. The negation of 必须 is 不必/不用, never 不必须.

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