必 bì

certainly; must; will; necessarily

HSK 35 strokes

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必 · 5 strokes

5 strokes

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bì xūto have to

bù bìneed not; does not have to; not necessarily

bì yàonecessary

bì ráninevitable

bì xūto need

wèi bìnot necessarily

bì xiū(of an academic course) required

bì dìngto be bound to; to be sure to

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