必须 bìxū Must

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Traditional: 必須

Stroke order

必须 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

必须 — the Chinese character for Must (bìxū), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 必须 — Must

必 — 5 strokes
须 — 9 strokes

Senses

to have to
must
compulsory
necessarily

Characters in 必须

必 bì — certainly; must; will
须 xū — must; to have to; to wait

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

你必须学习汉语。Nǐ bìxū xuéxí hànyǔ.You must study Chinese.
我们必须早点回家。Wǒmen bìxū zǎodiǎn huí jiā.We must go home early.

Related words

必须 is pronounced bìxū and means “Must”.

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