- 必须 bìxū mustto have to; to be required or obliged to do something
- 必要 bìyào necessaryrequired, essential, or indispensable for a particular purpose or result
- 不必 bùbì unnecessaryneed not; does not have to
- 必然 bìrán inevitablecertain to happen and impossible to avoid
- 必将 bìjiāng inevitablyinevitably; will certainly
- 未必 wèibì not necessarilyindicates that something is not certain or not guaranteed to be true; maybe not
- 何必 hébì no needthere is no need; why should (used in rhetorical questions)
- 必备 bìbèi essentialessential; indispensable
- 必定 bìdìng certainlyto be bound to; to be sure to; inevitably
- 势必 shìbì bound toto be bound to; inevitably will; undoubtedly will
- 必需 bìxū needto need or require something as a necessity
- 不必要 bùbìyào unnecessaryneedless; unnecessary
- 想必 xiǎngbì presumablypresumably; in all likelihood; surely
- 务必 wùbì mustto be sure to; expressing a strong necessity or imperative requirement
- 必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo indispensableabsolutely necessary or essential; impossible to do without
- 必要性 bìyàoxìng necessity
- 必胜 bìshèng victoriousto be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail
- 势在必行 shìzàibìxíng imperativeabsolutely necessary or required by the circumstances; unavoidable
- 必需品 bìxūpǐn necessityan item or good that is indispensable for life or a particular purpose
- 必要条件 bìyàotiáojiàn necessary conditiona condition that must be satisfied for a statement to be true or an event to occur in logic or mathematics
- 必修课 bìxiūkè required courserequired course; compulsory course
- 必胜客 Bìshèng Kè Pizza Hut
- 必经 bìjīng must-passdescribing a road, path, or entrance that is the only way to reach a destination
- 大可不必 dàkěbùbì unnecessarycompletely unnecessary; really no need to
- 必修 bìxiū compulsorymandatory or required, specifically describing an academic course or subject within a curriculum
- 必经之路 bìjīngzhīlù essential paththe road one must follow; the only way
- 必得 bìděi mustto be required to or have to do something
- 志在必得 zhìzàibìdé determined to winhaving set one's heart on obtaining something and being confident of success.
- 忽必烈 Hūbìliè Khubilai KhanKhubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
- 有求必应 yǒuqiúbìyìng obligingto grant whatever is asked for; to respond to every plea or request
- 董必武 Dǒng Bìwǔ Dong BiwuDong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party
- 言多必失 yánduōbìshī indiscretionif you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point
- 必死无疑 bìsǐwúyí doomedwill die for sure; to be a goner
- 物极必反 wùjíbìfǎn inevitable reversalwhen things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction
- 事必躬亲 shìbìgōngqīn hands-onto attend to everything personally
- 分秒必争 fēnmiǎobìzhēng seize every secondTo make the most of every moment; to work with great urgency or diligence.
- 车到山前必有路 chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù cross that bridgelet's worry about it when it happens; wait until the time comes to deal with a problem
- 多行不义必自毙 duōxíngbùyìbìzìbì self-destructionpersisting in evil brings about self-destruction
- 锱铢必较 zīzhūbìjiào haggleto haggle over every cent (idiom)
- 睚眦必报 yázìbìbào vindictiveto seek revenge for even the smallest grievance; extremely small-minded and vengeful
- 必然王国 bìránwángguó realm of necessitythe realm of necessity (in philosophy)
- 骄兵必败 jiāobīngbìbài overconfidencean arrogant army is bound to lose; pride goes before a fall
- 有其父必有其子 yǒuqífùbìyǒuqízǐ like father, like sonlike father, like son; used to mean that children often resemble or behave like their parents
- 哀兵必胜 āibīngbìshèng indignation prevailsan army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win
- 自不必说 zìbùbìshuō needless to saygoes without saying; something that is obvious and requires no further explanation
- 分久必合,合久必分 fēnjiǔbìhé, héjiǔbìfēn constant changeThe figurative notion that circumstances, relationships, or global trends are in a continuous state of flux and alternation.
- 早知今日何必当初 zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū regretif one had known it would come to this, one would not have acted thus; to regret vainly one's past behavior in light of current consequences
- 智者千虑,必有一失 zhìzhěqiānlǜ, bìyǒuyīshī nobody's infallibleEven a wise person can make a mistake; nobody is infallible.
- 有其师,必有其徒 yǒuqíshī, bìyǒuqítú like teacher, like studentAs the teacher, so the pupil (idiom).
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH