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必须

bì xū

HSK 2 · word 520 of 3,000

Meaning

• to have to
• must
• compulsory

Example sentence

Characters in 必须

• 必 bì must, certainly; necessary
• 须 xū must, have to; to await; a beard

必 certainly plus 须 to have to. The pair is stronger than either alone, and unlike 应该 it leaves no room to decline.

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