必要

Traditional form:

必要

Pinyin (reading):

bìyào

Definitions:

• necessary
• essential
• indispensable
• required

Characters:

• 必 - surely, certainly; must; will
• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand

Traditional characters:

• 必 - surely, certainly; must; will
• 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand