必 (bit1 | bi4) : surely, must

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必

bit1

bi4

[1] surely; most certainly; must; necessarily [2] an emphatic particle

Stroke count: 5

Level: 2

Radical: 心 (#61)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

必

This word has been viewed 9188 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 08:47

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必要 bit1 jiu3 bi4 yao4 = necessary; necessity; need

必要時 bit1 jiu3 si4 bi4 yao4 shi2 = if necessary

未必 mei6 bit1 wei4 bi4 = not always, not necessarily

何必 ho4 bit1 he2 bi4 = Why is it necessary...?

不必 bat1 bit1 bu4 bi4 = need not; should not 國

勢必 sai3 bit1 shi4 bi4 = is bound (to happen)

必修 bit1 sau1 bi4 xiu1 = required course

必定 bit1 ding6 bi4 ding4 = be bound to; be sure to

必將 bit1 zoeng1 bi4 jiang1 = inevitably

必然 bit1 jin4 bi4 ran2 = inevitable; certain
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我們參照原文作了必要的修改。國
We consulted the original and made some necessary changes.

你務必要按時到達那裡。國
You must be there on time.

月尾之前所有借讀嘅書籍必須歸還圖書館。粵
All books are to be returned to the library before the end of the month.

我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 必
Unicode code for this character: U+5FC5 (off-site link)

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