必须
bì xūㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ
Sino-Vietnamese: TẤT TU
Traditional: 必須
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 2
Meaning(adverb)
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
The negative is 不必 or 不用 (no need to), not 不必须.
Examples
明天你必须早点儿来。
míng tiān nǐ bì xū zǎo diǎn ér lái.
You must come a bit earlier tomorrow.
上班必须穿工作服。
shàng bān bì xū chuān gōng zuò fú.
You must wear work clothes at work.
我们必须马上出发。
wǒ men bì xū mǎ shàng chū fā.
We have to set off right away.
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Stroke order
TẤT · 5 strokes
certainly; must; will; necessarily
TU · 9 strokes
must; to have to; to wait
Related words
- 必要 bì yào — necessary; essential; indispensable; required
- 不必 bù bì — need not; does not have to; not necessarily
- 必然 bì rán — inevitable; certain; necessity
- 何必 hé bì — there is no need; why should
- 必需 bì xū — to need; to require; essential; indispensable
- 未必 wèi bì — not necessarily; maybe not
- 必定 bì dìng — to be bound to; to be sure to
- 务必 wù bì — must; to need to; to be sure to