不可或缺

bùkě-huòquē

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 bùkě-huòquē 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 bùkě-huòquē 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