不必

Traditional form:

不必

Pinyin (reading):

bùbì

Definitions:

• need not
• does not have to
• not necessarily

Characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 必 - surely, certainly; must; will

Traditional characters:

• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 必 - surely, certainly; must; will