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Usage of the character 必

[必]
  • certainly
  • must
  • will
  • necessarily
bìxū
必需
[必需]
  • to need
  • to require
  • essential
  • indispensable
bùbì
不必
[不必]
  • need not
  • does not have to
  • not necessarily
wùbì
务必
[務必]
  • must
  • to need to
  • to be sure to
bìrán
必然
[必然]
  • inevitable
  • certain
  • necessity
bìxū
必须
[必須]
  • to have to
  • must
  • compulsory
  • necessarily
hébì
何必
[何必]
  • there is no need
  • why should
bìbèi
必备
[必備]
  • essential
bìshèng
必胜
[必勝]
  • to be certain of victory
  • to be bound to prevail
bìjīng
必经
[必經]
  • unavoidable
  • the only (road, entrance etc)
bìxiū
必修
[必修]
  • (of an academic course) required
  • compulsory
Bìyìng
必应
[必應]
  • Bing (search engine)
xiǎngbì
想必
[想必]
  • presumably
  • probably
  • in all likelihood
  • surely
bìyào
必要
[必要]
  • necessary
  • essential
  • indispensable
  • required
bìděi
必得
[必得]
  • must
  • have to
bìjiāng
必将
[必將]
  • inevitably
wèibì
未必
[未必]
  • not necessarily
  • maybe not
bìdìng
必定
[必定]
  • to be bound to
  • to be sure to
shìbì
势必
[勢必]
  • to be bound to
  • undoubtedly will
bìshājì
必杀技
[必殺技]
  • (gaming or wrestling) finishing move; finisher
Dǒng Bìwǔ
董必武
[董必武]
  • Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
fēibìxū
非必需
[非必需]
  • inessential
bìxiūkè
必修课
[必修課]
  • required course; compulsory course
fēibìyào
非必要
[非必要]
  • inessential
  • unnecessary
bùbìyào
不必要
[不必要]
  • needless; unnecessary
bìyàoxìng
必要性
[必要性]
  • necessity
bìxūpǐn
必需品
[必需品]
  • necessity
  • essential (thing)
Bìshèng Kè
必胜客
[必勝客]
  • Pizza Hut
Hūbìliè
忽必烈
[忽必烈]
  • Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
bìbùkěshǎo
必不可少
[必不可少]
  • absolutely necessary
  • indispensable
  • essential
bìsǐzhīzhèng
必死之症
[必死之症]
  • terminal illness
  • incurable condition (also fig.)
bìyóuzhīlù
必由之路
[必由之路]
  • see 必經之路/必经之路 (bìjīngzhīlù)
yǒuqiúbìyìng
有求必应
[有求必應]
  • to grant whatever is asked for
  • to accede to every plea
bìsǐwúyí
必死无疑
[必死無疑]
  • will die for sure; to be a goner
wèibìjiàndé
未必见得
[未必見得]
  • not necessarily
  • that's not sure
yánduōbìshī
言多必失
[言多必失]
  • if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
wùjíbìfǎn
物极必反
[物極必反]
  • when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
zìbùbìshuō
自不必说
[自不必說]
  • (idiom) needless to say
  • it goes without saying
fēnmiǎobìzhēng
分秒必争
[分秒必爭]
  • seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
  • every moment counts
bìgōngbìjìng
必恭必敬
[必恭必敬]
  • variant of 畢恭畢敬/毕恭毕敬 (bìgōngbìjìng)
shìzàibìdé
势在必得
[勢在必得]
  • to be determined to win (idiom)
Bìhuó Bìtuò
必和必拓
[必和必拓]
  • BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)
bìránwángguó
必然王国
[必然王國]
  • realm of necessity (philosophy)
bìyǒuzhòngxiè
必有重谢
[必有重謝]
  • (we) will be very grateful (if ...)
bìyàotiáojiàn
必要条件
[必要條件]
  • requirement
  • necessary condition (math)
āibīngbìshèng
哀兵必胜
[哀兵必勝]
  • an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
zīzhūbìjiào
锱铢必较
[錙銖必較]
  • to haggle over every cent (idiom)
bìjīngzhīlù
必经之路
[必經之路]
  • (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
yázìbìbào
睚眦必报
[睚眥必報]
  • lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom)
  • fig. small-minded
  • vindictive
jiāozhěbìbài
骄者必败
[驕者必敗]
  • pride goes before a fall (idiom)
shìzàibìxíng
势在必行
[勢在必行]
  • circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  • imperative
shìbìgōngqīn
事必躬亲
[事必躬親]
  • to attend to everything personally
dàkěbùbì
大可不必
[大可不必]
  • need not
  • unnecessary
bìránjiéguǒ
必然结果
[必然結果]
  • inevitable outcome
  • inescapable consequence
bìbùkěquē
必不可缺
[必不可缺]
  • see 必不可少 (bìbùkěshǎo)
jiāobīngbìbài
骄兵必败
[驕兵必敗]
  • lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)
  • fig. pride goes before a fall
Luóbìdáfǎzé
罗必达法则
[羅必達法則]
  • L'Hôpital's rule (math.) (Tw)
Sūbìlì'ěr Hú
苏必利尔湖
[蘇必利爾湖]
  • Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖 ( Wǔdàhú)
Luòbìdáfǎzé
洛必达法则
[洛必達法則]
  • L'Hôpital's rule (math.)
shēnghuóbìxūpǐn
生活必需品
[生活必需品]
  • life's necessities
yīndébìyǒuyángbào
阴德必有阳报
[陰德必有陽報]
  • hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)
yǒuqífùbìyǒuqízǐ
有其父必有其子
[有其父必有其子]
  • like father, like son (idiom)
yǒusuǒdébìyǒusuǒshī
有所得必有所失
[有所得必有所失]
  • there is no gain without a loss (idiom)
  • there is no such thing as a free meal
yánbìxìn,xíngbìguǒ
言必信,行必果
[言必信,行必果]
  • one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
duōxíngbùyìbìzìbì
多行不义必自毙
[多行不義必自斃]
  • persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù
车到山前必有路
[車到山前必有路]
  • lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)
  • fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
jìyǒujīnrìhébìdāngchū
既有今日何必当初
[既有今日何必當初]
  • see 早知今日何必當初/早知今日何必当初 (zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū)
sānrénxíng,bìyǒuwǒshī
三人行,必有我师
[三人行,必有我師]
  • lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  • you have sth to learn from everyone
yǒuqíshī,bìyǒuqítú
有其师,必有其徒
[有其師,必有其徒]
  • As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)
zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū
早知今日何必当初
[早知今日何必當初]
  • if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
  • to regret vainly one's past behavior
kòngxuéláifēngwèibìwúyīn
空穴来风未必无因
[空穴來風未必無因]
  • wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  • there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
sānrénxíng,zébìyǒuwǒshī
三人行,则必有我师
[三人行,則必有我師]
  • If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
liǎnghǔxiāngdòu,bìyǒuyīshāng
两虎相斗,必有一伤
[兩虎相鬥,必有一傷]
  • lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  • fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
xiǎoshíliǎoliǎo,dàwèibìjiā
小时了了,大未必佳
[小時了了,大未必佳]
  • being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
èrhǔxiāngdòu,bìyǒuyīshāng
二虎相斗,必有一伤
[二虎相鬥,必有一傷]
  • lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  • fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
dànànbùsǐ,bìyǒuhòufú
大难不死,必有后福
[大難不死,必有後福]
  • one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
débùpèiwèi,bìyǒuzāiyāng
德不配位,必有灾殃
[德不配位,必有災殃]
  • calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status
zhìzhěqiānlü,bìyǒuyīshī
智者千虑,必有一失
[智者千慮,必有一失]
  • lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
fēnjiǔbìhé,héjiǔbìfēn
分久必合,合久必分
[分久必合,合久必分]
  • lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義/三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì))
  • fig. things are constantly changing
liǎnghǔxiāngzhēng,bìyǒuyīshāng
两虎相争,必有一伤
[兩虎相爭,必有一傷]
  • lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  • fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
rénwúyuǎnlü,bìyǒujìnyōu
人无远虑,必有近忧
[人無遠慮,必有近憂]
  • He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  • Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
yùshànqíshì,bìxiānlìqíqì
欲善其事,必先利其器
[欲善其事,必先利其器]
  • To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
gōngyùshànqíshì,bìxiānlìqíqì
工欲善其事,必先利其器
[工欲善其事,必先利其器]
  • To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
chēdàoshānqiánbìyǒulù,chuándàoqiáotóuzìránzhí
车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
[車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直]
  • (idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night