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

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必 • bì • must, certainly, necessarily
bì必

must, certainly, necessarily

须 • xū • must, have to, beard, whiskers
xū须

must, have to, beard, whiskers

Word Info

Pinyinbì xū
Meaningmust
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb
4.

How to Use 必须 in Sentences

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
5.

Example Sentences with 必须

nǐ你
bì必
xū须
chī吃
fàn饭
。

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 必须.

  • 放心fàng xīnrelax; feel relieved
  • 比较bǐ jiàocompare
  • 年轻nián qīngyoung
  • 筷子kuài zichopsticks
  • 机会jī huìopportunity
  • 帽子mào zihat
  • 街道jiē dàoroad
  • 爱好ài hàointerests; hobbies
  • 地图dì túmap
  • 参加cān jiāto take part
  • 其实qí shíin fact
  • 地方dì fangplace
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 必须.

Words with 必
  • 不必bù bìneed not
  • 何必hé bìthere is no need
  • 必然bì ráninevitable; certain; necessarily
  • 必要
necessary / a must
You must eat.
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.
bì yào
requisite; necessary; essential
  • 必需bì xūto need
  • 未必wèi bìmay not; not necessarily
  • 务必wù bìmust; be sure to
  • 势必shì bìbe bound to; certainly will
    • Words with 须
    • 胡须hú xūbeard; moustache; whiskers
    • 须知xū zhīit must be understood that
    • 无须wú xūNeed not / unnecessary
    • 须要xū yàomust; need to
    • 剃须刀tì xū dāorazor
    • 莫须有mò xū yǒuunfounded, fabricated (charges)
    • 溜须拍马liū xū pāi mǎto flatter or fawn on someone; to toady