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1.

Animated Stroke Order 必

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How to write 必 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 必

必 stroke order diagram

3.

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Single Body

必

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4.

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5.

How to Use 必

Necessity and certainty

必 indicates that something is required or bound to happen.

必须 • bì xū • must • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 必

必需 • bì xū • to need

HSK 3.0 · L5

bì必

xū需

7.

Example Sentences

nǔ努

lì力

shì是

chéng成

gōng功

de的

bì

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Pinyinbì

Meaningmust, certainly, necessarily

Strokes5

Radical心

Traditional必

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#471

Zhuyinㄅㄧˋ

UnicodeU+5FC5

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A heart (心) pierced by a line (丿) — certainty or necessity in thought.

bì必

xū须

must

必然 • bì rán • inevitable; certain; necessarily • HSK 5

HSK 5

bì必

rán然

inevitable; certain; necessarily

必要 • bì yào • requisite; necessary; essential • HSK 5

HSK 5

bì必

yào要

requisite; necessary; essential

务必 • wù bì • must; be sure to • HSK 6

HSK 6

wù务

bì必

must; be sure to

Negated necessity or certainty

When paired with a negative word, 必 expresses that something is not necessary or not certain.

何必 • hé bì • there is no need • HSK 5

HSK 5

hé何

bì必

there is no need

未必 • wèi bì • may not; not necessarily • HSK 5

HSK 5

wèi未

bì必

may not; not necessarily

不必 • bú bì • need not • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

bú不

bì必

need not

to need

势必 • shì bì • be bound to; certainly will

HSK 6

shì势

bì必

be bound to; certainly will

必修 • bì xiū • (of an academic course) required

HSK 3.0 · L6

bì必

xiū修

(of an academic course) required

必定 • bì dìng • Surely / Certainly

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bì必

dìng定

Surely / Certainly

必将 • bì jiāng • Surely

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bì必

jiāng将

Surely

必不可少 • bì bù kě shǎo • absolutely necessary / indispensable

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bì必

bù不

kě可

shǎo少

absolutely necessary / indispensable

必

rán然

tiáo条

jiàn件

。

Hard work is an inevitable condition for success.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

àn按

shí时

wán完

chéng成

gōng工

zuò作

。

We must finish the work on time.

míng明

tiān天

yǒu有

kǎo考

shì试

，

nǐ你

bì必

lái来

。

There is an exam tomorrow, you must come.

zhè这

chǎng场

bǐ比

sài赛

wǒ我

men们

bì必

shèng胜

。

We are sure to win this match.

zhè这

mén门

kè课

shì是

bì毕

yè业

de的

bì必

xiū修

kè课

chéng程

。

This course is a required course for graduation.

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HSK (3.0) Level 5

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合héto close, to join, to combine
黑hēiblack
红hóngred
湖húlake
滑huáslippery
划huàto assign

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Characters pronounced "bi".

陛bìsteps leading throne; throne
敝bìbreak, destroy; broken, tattered
婢bìservant girl; your servant
毖bìguard against, take care; caution
笔bǐwriting brush; pen; pencil
匕bǐspoon, ladle; knife, dirk

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Characters with radical "心".

忒tèexcessive; too; very-usually of objectionable things; to err; to mistake; changeable
懿yìvirtuous; excellent; (often used in names or formal titles)
恙yàngillness, sickness; indisposition
息xīto rest, to cease, breath
愿yuànto wish, desire, or hope
忿fènget angry; fury, exasperation

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