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必要
bìyào
1. necessary
2. essential
3. indispensable
4. required
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

必
bì
surely, certainly; must; will
HSK 3 5 丶
要
yào
essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand
HSK 2 9 丶

Compound Words (4)

不必要
bùbìyào
needless
必要性
bìyàoxìng
necessity
非必要
fēibìyào
inessential
必要条件
bìyàotiáojiàn
requirement

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
1,355 of 84,292