不可或缺

bùkěhuòquē

idiom #19,909

Meanings

1 indispensable
2 essential
3 necessary

Characters

to lack; deficient

Examples

水是生活中不可或缺的资源。

Shuǐ shì shēnghuó zhōng bùkěhuòquē de zīyuán.

Water is an indispensable resource in life.

团队合作是成功不可或缺的条件。

Tuánduì hézuò shì chénggōng bùkěhuòquē de tiáojiàn.

Teamwork is an essential condition for success.

Tips

memory

不可 (cannot) + 或 (or/perhaps) + 缺 (lack) — cannot even perhaps be lacking. The 或 adds emphasis: not even a slight chance of being without it.

Stroke Order

不 bù

可 kě

或 huò

缺 quē