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必要

bì yào · bi yao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. necessary
  2. essential
  3. indispensable
  4. required
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Too much luggage

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)只(zhǐ)去(qù)一天(yītiān)，你(nǐ)带(dài)这么多(zhèmeduō)东西(dōngxi)？

    We're only going for a day. You bring this much stuff?

  2. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)必要(bìyào)，万一(wànyī)要用(yàoyòng)呢(ne)？

    It's necessary. What if we need it?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)带(dài)锅(guō)干什么(gànshénme)？没(méi)必要(bìyào)吧(ba)！

    Why bring a pot? There's no need!

  4. Dengdeng

    万一(wànyī)我们(wǒmen)饿(è)了(le)，可以(kěyǐ)做饭(zuòfàn)。

    In case we get hungry, we can cook.

  5. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)小店(xiǎodiàn)，真的(zhēnde)没(méi)必要(bìyào)。

    The park has many small shops. There's really no need.

  6. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)不(bù)带(dài)锅(guō)，只(zhǐ)带(dài)茶壶(cháhú)。

    OK, then I won't bring the pot, only the teapot.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)必(bì)要(yào)为(wèi)上(shàng)这(zhè)门(mén)课(kè)买(mǎi)本(běn)教(jiào)材(cái)吗(ma)？

Will it be necessary for us to buy a book for this class?

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

02

如(rú)果(guǒ)没(méi)必(bì)要(yào)，就(jiù)别(bié)麻(má)烦(fan)别(bié)人(rén)。

If it's not necessary, don't trouble others.

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必
bì

certainly; must

要
yào

to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to

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