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必须 (bì xū): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 3

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必须 (bì xū): Must (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

必须 consists of 2 characters.

must, certainly, necessarily

must, have to, beard, whiskers

Word Info

Pinyinbì xū

Meaningmust

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 3

HSK 3.0Level 3

SyntaxAdverb

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3.

How to Use 必须 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 必须 with other words naturally.

Auxiliary Verb + Verb

bì必

xū须

nǔ努

lì力

neutral

must work hard

bì必

xū须

wán完

chéng成

neutral

must complete

bì必

xū须

zūn遵

shǒu守

formal

must obey

Adjective Phrasewith的

bì必

xū须

de的

informalSpoken

4.

Example Sentences with 必须

nǐ你

bì必

xū须

chī吃

fàn饭

。

You must eat.

necessary / a must

nǐ你

bì必

xū须

zài在

jiǔ九

diǎn点

qián前

huí回

jiā家

。

You must go home before nine o'clock.

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

nǐ你

bì必

xū须

chuān穿

zhe着

dé得

tǐ体

。

You must dress appropriately at formal meetings.

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

zài在

jié截

zhǐ止

rì日

qī期

qián前

tí提

jiāo交

bào报

gào告

ma吗

？

Must we submit the report before the deadline?

míng明

tiān天

nǐ你

bì必

xū须

zǎo早

diǎn点

qǐ起

chuáng床

。

You must get up early tomorrow.

wèi为

le了

ān安

quán全

，

chéng乘

kè客

bì必

xū须

xì系

hǎo好

ān安

quán全

dài带

。

For safety, passengers must fasten their seat belts.

nǐ你

bú不

bì必

xū须

tóng同

yì意

tā他

de的

suǒ所

yǒu有

guān观

diǎn点

。

You don't have to agree with all his opinions.

wèi为

le了

tōng通

guò过

kǎo考

shì试

，

nǐ你

bì必

xū须

nǔ努

lì力

xué学

xí习

。

You must study hard to pass the exam.

míng明

tiān天

nǐ你

bì必

xū须

jì记

de得

dài带

hù护

zhào照

hé和

jī机

piào票

。

You must remember to bring your passport and ticket tomorrow.

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 必须.

经过jīng guòpass through
根据gēn jùaccording to
世界shì jièworld
如果rú guǒif
奇怪qí guàistrange
然后rán hòuand then; after that
发现fā xiàndiscover
干净gān jìngclean
机会jī huìopportunity
经常jīng chángoften; regularly
饮料yǐn liàodrink
帽子mào zihat

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Words with 必

不必bù bìHSK 4
何必hé bìHSK 5
必然bì ránHSK 5
必要bì yàoHSK 5
必需bì xūHSK 5
未必wèi bìHSK 5

务必

wù bì

HSK 6

势必shì bìHSK 6

Words with 须

胡须hú xūHSK 6
须知xū zhīHSK 6
无须wú xūHSK 7-9