(bì yào) - necessary, essential in Mandarin
bìyàoTraditional: 必要
HSK 4
#813 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
necessary, essential
Word origin
A two-character word: 必 'must, certainly' plus 要 'to want, to need' (originally a pictograph of a woman with hands at the waist). Together 必要 means necessary or essential.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 必 (must) + 要 (want, need)
Stroke order
必
要
Examples
。
This is necessary.
？
Is it necessary to go to the hospital?
。
It is necessary to be well prepared.
。
There is no need to wait any longer.
笔。
Taking notes is necessary.
必要 (bì yào) means necessary, essential. It is used as an adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
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