势
必

To be bound to in Chinese: 势必 (shì bì)

shì bì

to be bound to

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 勢必1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to be bound to
  2. 2undoubtedly will

Stroke order

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势
必

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄧˋ

bì

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

势必

Simplified

勢必

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这样下去，问题势必越来越多。

    zhè yàng xià qù， wèn tí shì bì yuè lái yuè duō。

    If this continues, the problems are bound to keep growing.

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Related words

必

bì

certainly

必须

bì xū

to have to

必然

bì rán

inevitable

必需

bì xū

to need

必要

bì yào

necessary

不必

bù bì

need not

何必

hé bì

there is no need

趋势

qū shì

trend

未必

wèi bì

not necessarily

形势

xíng shì

circumstances

优势

yōu shì

superiority

姿势

zī shì

posture

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