必要

bìyào

adjective HSK 3 #848

Meanings

1 necessary; essential
2 indispensable

Characters

must; certainly

want; need; important

Examples

HSK 2

学中文有必要多练习。

Xué Zhōngwén yǒu bìyào duō liànxí.

It's necessary to practice more when learning Chinese.

HSK 2

这不是必要的条件。

Zhè bú shì bìyào de tiáojiàn.

This is not a necessary condition.

HSK 4

没有必要担心。

Méiyǒu bìyào dānxīn.

There's no need to worry.

Tips

grammar

有必要 (it's necessary to) and 没有必要 (there's no need to) are extremely common patterns. They're followed directly by a verb.

Stroke Order

必 bì

要 yào