必须(bì xū): to have to
to have to
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- bì xū
- Meaning
- to have to
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 必須
Appears in lessons
必须 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 必须 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
我们必须等待。
wǒ men bì xū děng dài
We must wait.
我们必须介入。
wǒ men bì xū jiè rù
We must intervene.
Related words
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