必

bì

adverb HSK 5 #3,220

Meanings

1 must; certainly
2 necessarily

Characters

must; certainly

Examples

你必须完成作业。

Nǐ bìxū wánchéng zuòyè.

You must finish the homework.

不必担心。

Bùbì dānxīn.

No need to worry.

三人行必有我师。

Sān rén xíng bì yǒu wǒ shī.

Among three people, there must be one I can learn from.

Tips

usage

必 forms strong obligation words: 必须 (must), 必要 (necessary), 不必 (no need to), 必然 (inevitable), 未必 (not necessarily). More formal than 要 or 得.

Stroke Order

必 bì