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| Pronunciation |
: |
bì |
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| Meaning |
: |
- certainly; surely; necessarily. (adv)
- must; have to. (adv)
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| Radical |
: |
心 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
必 |
| Usage |
: |
39.6% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
|
|
: |
necessary; essential; indispensable |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
need not; not have to |
| 6. |
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|
: |
there is no need; why |
Sentences:
| 1. I’ll definitely be there at 3 p.m. tomorrow. |
| wǒ |
míng |
tiān |
xià |
wǔ |
sān |
diǎn |
bì |
dào |
。 |
| 我 |
明 |
天 |
下 |
午 |
三 |
点 |
必 |
到 |
。 |
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| 我 |
: |
I |
| 明天 |
: |
tomorrow |
| 下午 |
: |
afternoon |
| 三点 |
: |
3 o’clock |
| 必 |
: |
must |
| 到 |
: |
arrive |
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| 2. You must start work on time. |
| nǐ |
men |
bì |
xū |
zhǔn |
shí |
lái |
shàng |
bān |
。 |
| 你 |
们 |
必 |
须 |
准 |
时 |
来 |
上 |
班 |
。 |
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|
| 你们 |
: |
you (plural) |
| 必须 |
: |
must |
| 准时 |
: |
on time |
| 来 |
: |
come |
| 上班 |
: |
go to work |
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| 3. There’s no need to discuss it any more. |
| méi |
yǒu |
bì |
yào |
zài |
tǎo |
lùn |
le |
。 |
| 没 |
有 |
必 |
要 |
再 |
讨 |
论 |
了 |
。 |
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| 没有 |
: |
not have |
| 必要 |
: |
essential |
| 再 |
: |
again |
| 讨论 |
: |
discuss |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a request or a command |
|
| 4. He may not necessarily be able to accept the invitation. |
| tā |
wèi |
bì |
huì |
jiē |
shòu |
yāo |
qǐng |
。 |
| 他 |
未 |
必 |
会 |
接 |
受 |
邀 |
请 |
。 |
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|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 未必 |
: |
not necessarily |
| 会 |
: |
can |
| 接受 |
: |
accept |
| 邀请 |
: |
invitation |
|
| 5. You don’t have to go now. |
| nǐ |
bú |
bì |
qù |
le |
。 |
| 你 |
不 |
必 |
去 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 不必 |
: |
need not, not have to |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating a request or a command |
|
| 6. I was only joking. Why take it so seriously? |
| kāi |
gè |
wán |
xiào |
ma |
， |
hé |
bì |
dàng |
zhēn |
ne |
? |
| 开 |
个 |
玩 |
笑 |
嘛 |
， |
何 |
必 |
当 |
真 |
呢 |
？ |
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| 开玩笑 |
: |
joke, make fun of |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 嘛 |
: |
(particle) indicating that something is obvious |
| 何必 |
: |
why |
| 当真 |
: |
take seriously, serious |
| 呢 |
: |
(particle) used at the end of a special, rhetorical or alternative question to indicate a question |
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