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不必

bù bì · bu bi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. need not
  2. does not have to
  3. not necessarily
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No need

  1. Dengdeng

    外面(wàimiàn)很(hěn)冷(lěng)，我(wǒ)去(qù)给(gěi)你(nǐ)拿(ná)外套(wàitào)。

    It is cold outside. I will get you a jacket.

  2. Liangliang

    不必(bùbì)了(le)，我(wǒ)不(bù)冷(lěng)。

    No need, I am not cold.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)送(sòng)你(nǐ)回家(huíjiā)吧(ba)。

    Then I will walk you home.

  4. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)不必(bùbì)，我(wǒ)家(jiā)就(jiù)在(zài)前面(qiánmiàn)。

    Really no need, my home is just ahead.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)什么(shénme)都(dōu)说(shuō)不必(bùbì)，是不是(shìbùshì)怕(pà)麻烦(máfan)我(wǒ)？

    You say no need to everything. Are you afraid of troubling me?

  6. Liangliang

    其实(qíshí)有一点儿(yǒuyīdiǎnr)冷(lěng)。你的(nǐde)外套(wàitào)给(gěi)我(wǒ)吧(ba)。

    Actually it is a little cold. Give me your jacket.

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)的(de)话(huà)你(nǐ)不(bú)必(bì)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)。

You do not need to tell me if you do not want to.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)你(nǐ)不(bú)必(bì)担(dān)心(xīn)，我(wǒ)会(huì)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)好(hǎo)的(de)。

You don't need to worry about this matter; I'll handle it well.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

必
bì

certainly; must

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