必要

bìyào

adjective HSK 3 #848

Meanings

1 necessary; essential
2 indispensable

Characters

must; certainly

want; need; important

Examples

学中文有必要多练习。

Xué Zhōngwén yǒu bìyào duō liànxí.

It's necessary to practice more when learning Chinese.

这不是必要的条件。

Zhè bú shì bìyào de tiáojiàn.

This is not a necessary condition.

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