必须

必須

bìxū

adverb HSK 2 #214

Meanings

1 must
2 have to

Characters

certainly; must

Examples

你必须来。

Nǐ bìxū lái.

You must come.

我们必须完成这个任务。

Wǒmen bìxū wánchéng zhège rènwù.

We must complete this task.

学中文必须多练习。

Xué Zhōngwén bìxū duō liànxí.

To learn Chinese you must practice a lot.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

必 bì

须 xū