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务必

wù bì · wu bi

Traditional 務必

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. must
  2. to need to
  3. to be sure to
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  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)的(de)火车(huǒchē)八点(bādiǎn)开(kāi)，你(nǐ)务必(wùbì)早点(zǎodiǎn)到(dào)车站(chēzhàn)。

    The train leaves at eight tomorrow. Be sure to get to the station early.

  2. Dengdeng

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)七点(qīdiǎn)就(jiù)到(dào)。

    Don't worry. I will be there at seven.

  3. Liangliang

    还有(háiyǒu)，务必(wùbì)带(dài)身份证(shēnfènzhèng)，没有(méiyǒu)它(tā)不能(bùnéng)上车(shàngchē)。

    Also, be sure to bring your ID card. You can't board without it.

  4. Dengdeng

    我的(wǒde)身份证(shēnfènzhèng)呢(ne)？

    My ID card! Where is it?

  5. Liangliang

    在(zài)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)，你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)拿着(názhe)它(tā)。

    In your hand. You have been holding it all along.

  6. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)了(le)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)。

    Haha. I looked for it for three minutes.

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2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)情(qíng)况(kuàng)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)变(biàn)化(huà)，请(qǐng)务(wù)必(bì)通(tōng)知(zhī)我(wǒ)。

Please inform me of any changes in the situation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

明(míng)天(tiān)的(de)会(huì)议(yì)很(hěn)重(zhòng)要(yào)，你(nǐ)务(wù)必(bì)准(zhǔn)时(shí)参(cān)加(jiā)。

Tomorrow's meeting is very important; you must attend on time.

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