- 必须 bìxū mustto have to; used to indicate factual or logical necessity
- 必要 bìyào necessarynecessary; essential; indispensable; required
- 不必 bùbì need notneed not; does not have to; used before a verb or adjective to indicate that something is unnecessary
- 必然 bìrán inevitablecertain to happen; unavoidable; bound to occur
- 必将 bìjiāng inevitablywill surely; bound to happen; inevitably
- 未必 wèibì not necessarilynot necessarily; may not; indicates that something is not certain to be true or happen
- 何必 hébì there is no needUsed in rhetorical questions to suggest that something is unnecessary or that there is no reason to do it; why must; why should.
- 必备 bìbèi essentialindispensable; necessary; must-have
- 必定 bìdìng certainlybe bound to; be sure to; indicates a certain conclusion or a firm determination to do something
- 势必 shìbì to be bound tocertainly will; undoubtedly will happen based on the development of a situation
- 必需 bìxū essentialessential; indispensable; necessary
- 不必要 bùbìyào unnecessaryneedless; dispensable; not required or uncalled-for
- 想必 xiǎngbì presumablymost likely; in all probability; used to express a strong inference that something is surely the case
- 务必 wùbì mustmust; to be sure to; to need to
- 必不可少 bìbùkěshǎo indispensableabsolutely necessary; essential
- 必要性 bìyàoxìng necessityThe quality or state of being necessary; the requirement for something to happen or exist.
- 必胜 bìshèng to be sure to winto be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail; cannot fail
- 势在必行 shìzàibìxíng to be imperative(idiom) circumstances make it necessary to act; absolutely necessary to proceed; unavoidable based on the current situation
- 必需品 bìxūpǐn necessity, essentials, requirementEssential items for daily life, such as food or clothing; something that is indispensable
- 必要条件 bìyàotiáojiàn prerequisiteessential condition; a necessary requirement; in logic or math, a condition that must be met for a result to follow, though its presence alone does not guarantee that result
- 必修课 bìxiūkè required coursea course or subject that a student must complete according to regulations; compulsory course
- 必然性 bìránxìng inevitabilitythe quality of being certain to happen or bound to occur; necessity; certainty
- 必胜客 bìshèngkè Pizza HutThe American multinational restaurant chain and international franchise.
- 必经 bìjīng unavoidablethe only way to a place; a route one must pass through
- 必由之路 bìyóuzhīlù the only waythe road one must follow; an essential path or course of action that must be taken to reach a goal.
- 大可不必 dàkěbùbì unnecessaryneed not; not be really necessary; there is no need at all to do something
- 必修 bìxiū compulsoryrequired or obligatory (of school courses); a mandatory academic subject
- 必经之路 bìjīngzhīlù only waythe road one must travel to reach a destination; the route one must pass through
- 必得 bìděi mustmust; have to; to be bound to; to be certain to
- 志在必得 zhìzàibìdé to be determined to winto have one's mind set on achieving a goal or winning a victory
- 忽必烈 hūbìliè Kublai KhanKublai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of [[成吉思汗|成吉思汗|cheng2 ji2 si1 han2]] and first emperor of the Yuan dynasty; he ruled from 1260 to 1294, successfully conquered the Southern Song dynasty, and established the largest land empire in history.
- 有求必应 yǒuqiúbìyìng to grant every requestto grant whatever is asked; to accede to every plea; always responding favorably to requests for help
- 董必武 dǒngbìwǔ Dong BiwuDong Biwu (1886-1975), a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party who served as the Vice President and Acting President of the People's Republic of China.
- 言多必失 yánduōbìshī loose lips sink shipsif you talk too much, you are bound to slip up at some point; he who talks much errs much
- 必死无疑 bìsǐwúyí to be a gonerwill die for sure; to be certain to die
- 有问必答 yǒuwènbìdá to answer every questionto answer all questions asked; providing an answer to every inquiry
- 物极必反 wùjíbìfǎn things turn into their opposites when they reach an extremethings will develop in the opposite direction once they reach their limit; extremes breed reversals
- 事必躬亲 shìbìgōngqīn to see to everything oneselfTo attend to everything personally; to insist on doing everything by oneself rather than delegating tasks.
- 分秒必争 fēnmiǎobìzhēng every second countsTo seize every minute and second; to make use of every moment without letting time go to waste
- 车到山前必有路 chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù things will work outliterally 'when the carriage reaches the mountain there will be a path'; used to mean that things will eventually sort themselves out or that a solution will appear when needed
- 何必当初 hébìdāngchū why bother in the first placeWhy acted like that back then; expresses regret or reproach regarding past actions, often used in the phrase [[早知今日,何必当初|早知今日,何必當初|zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]].
- 多行不义必自毙 duōxíngbùyìbìzìbì persisting in evil leads to self-destructionDoing many wicked things will inevitably lead to one's own ruin; those who are unjust are doomed to destruction.
- 寸土必争 cùntǔbìzhēng to fight for every inch of landto fight for even the smallest piece of territory without giving in; to struggle relentlessly against an enemy without making any concessions
- 锱铢必较 zīzhūbìjiào to haggle over every pennyTo haggle over every detail or tiny amount of money; used to describe being very fussy or stingy.
- 睚眦必报 yázìbìbào to seek revenge for the smallest grievance(idiom) lit. to seek revenge even for a dirty look; describes a person who is extremely small-minded and vindictive.
- 必然王国 bìránwángguó realm of necessity(philosophy) A state where people are driven by blind forces or natural laws they do not yet understand, contrasted with the [[自由王国|自由王國|zi4 you2 wang2 guo2]].
- 必恭必敬 bìgōngbìjìng extremely deferentialshowing extreme reverence and respect; extremely deferential
- 骄兵必败 jiāobīngbìbài pride goes before a fallAn arrogant army is bound to lose; an army that is overconfident and underestimates its enemy will inevitably be defeated.
- 有其父必有其子 yǒuqífùbìyǒuqízǐ like father, like son(proverb) a son is bound to be like his father; used to suggest that a child's character and behavior are deeply influenced by their father
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH