必须

必須

bìxū

adverb HSK 2 #214

Meanings

HSK 1

你必须来。

Nǐ bìxū lái.

You must come.

HSK 2

学中文必须多练习。

Xué Zhōngwén bìxū duō liànxí.

To learn Chinese you must practice a lot.

HSK 3

我们必须完成这个任务。

Wǒmen bìxū wánchéng zhège rènwù.

We must complete this task.

grammar

必须 is stronger than 应该 (should). 必须 = must/have to, 应该 = should/ought to.

mistakes

Don't confuse 必须 (bìxū, must) with 必需 (bìxū, essential/necessary). Same pronunciation, different characters.

必 bì

须 xū