必
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可
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Absolutely necessary in Chinese: 必不可少 (bì bù kě shǎo)

bì bù kě shǎo

absolutely necessary

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1absolutely necessary
  2. 2indispensable
  3. 3essential

Stroke order

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必
不
可
少

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ㄅㄧˋ

bì

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄠˇ

shǎo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 水对生命是必不可少的。

    shuǐ duì shēng mìng shì bì bù kě shǎo de。

    Water is indispensable to life.

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Related words

不

bù

no

少

shǎo

few

必

bì

certainly

可

kě

(prefix) can

多少

duō shǎo

number

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

必须

bì xū

to have to

可爱

kě ài

adorable

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

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