必 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

必 English definition

  • certainly
  • must
  • will
  • necessarily

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : 夲
  • : fragrant;
  • : (phonetic);
  • : to compare; to match; to equal;
  • : wall; rampart;
  • : anger;
  • : slave girl; maid servant;
  • : (treat as a) favorite;
  • : money; coins; currency; silk;
  • : to protect; cover; shelter; hide or harbor;
  • : low-built house;
  • : detriment; fraud; harm; defeat;
  • : to assist;
  • : frivolous; rude;
  • : melancholy; sincere;
  • : perverse; obstinate; willful;
  • : my (polite); poor; ruined; shabby; worn out; defeated;
  • : weapon handle of bamboo strips;
  • : stockade;
  • : ox yoke placed on the horns;
  • : the whole of; to finish; to complete; complete; full; finished;
  • : careful; to prevent;
  • : to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death;
  • : public bathhouse;
  • : to drain; to strain; to decant;
  • : used in place names; see 漾濞[Yang4 bi4];
  • : (dialect) to dry by a fire;
  • : (tapir);
  • : gem on scabbard;
  • : jade annulus;
  • : to confer on; to give to;
  • : complete
  • : paralysis; numbness;
  • : two-hundred (rarely used); 200;
  • : look askance;
  • : green jade; bluish green; blue; jade;
  • : wicker;
  • : fine-toothed comb; to comb;
  • : arm;
  • : (phonetic); fragrant;
  • : bean; pulse;
  • : castor seed;
  • : the castor-oil plant;
  • : to cover; to shield; to screen; to conceal;
  • : Ficus pumila;
  • : to benefit; to aid; advantageous; profitable;
  • : creases; folds or pleats in a garment;
  • : fever; tartar horn;
  • : unfair; to flatter;
  • : Ben
  • : to clear streets when emperor tours;
  • : both feet crippled; lame;
  • : to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from;
  • : plowshare; barb, lancet;
  • : bismuth (chemistry);
  • : hidden; hide;
  • : to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct;
  • : the steps to the throne;
  • : fragrance of food;
  • : fragrance;
  • : strong horse;
  • : used in transliterating Buddhist books;
  • : buttocks; thigh;
  • : phasianus pictus;

Sentences examples with 必

  • 我今天必须去上班。
    Wǒ jīntiān bìxū qù shàngbān.
  • 这件事,在周末前必须完成。
    Zhè jiàn shì, zài zhōumò qián bìxū wánchéng.

Words containing 必, by HSK level