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Definitions

  1. 1. certainly
  2. 2. must
  3. 3. will
  4. 4. necessarily

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Words Containing 必

不必
bù bì

need not

何必
hé bì

there is no need

务必
wù bì

must

势必
shì bì

to be bound to

必不可少
bì bù kě shǎo

absolutely necessary

必修
bì xiū

(of an academic course) required

必定
bì dìng

to be bound to

必将
bì jiāng

inevitably

必然
bì rán

inevitable

必要
bì yào

necessary

必需
bì xū

to need

必须
bì xū

to have to

未必
wèi bì

not necessarily

三人行,则必有我师
sān rén xíng , zé bì yǒu wǒ shī

If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)

三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī

lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)

不必要
bù bì yào

needless; unnecessary

事必躬亲
shì bì gōng qīn

to attend to everything personally

二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)

人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu

He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).

两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng

if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)

两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng

when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)

分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn

lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])

分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng

seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose

势在必得
shì zài bì dé

to be determined to win (idiom)

势在必行
shì zài bì xíng

circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary

哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng

an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)

多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì

persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)

大可不必
dà kě bù bì

need not

大难不死,必有后福
dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú

one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)

小时了了,大未必佳
xiǎo shí liǎo liǎo , dà wèi bì jiā

being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)

工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

德不配位,必有灾殃
dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng

calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status

必不可少组成
bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng

absolute necessity

必不可缺
bì bù kě quē

see 必不可少[bì bù kě shǎo]

必修课
bì xiū kè

required course

必备
bì bèi

essential

必胜
bì shèng

to be certain of victory

必胜客
bì shèng kè

Pizza Hut

必和必拓
bì huó bì tuò

BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)

必得
bì děi

must

必应
bì yìng

Bing (search engine)

必有重谢
bì yǒu zhòng xiè

(we) will be very grateful (if ...)

必死之症
bì sǐ zhī zhèng

terminal illness

必死无疑
bì sǐ wú yí

will die for sure; to be a goner

必然王国
bì rán wáng guó

realm of necessity (philosophy)

必然结果
bì rán jié guǒ

inevitable outcome

必由之路
bì yóu zhī lù

the road one must follow or take

必经
bì jīng

unavoidable

必经之路
bì jīng zhī lù

the road one must follow or take

必要性
bì yào xìng

necessity

必要条件
bì yào tiáo jiàn

requirement

必需品
bì xū pǐn

necessity

忽必烈
hū bì liè

Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294

想必
xiǎng bì

presumably

既有今日何必当初
jì yǒu jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

see 早知今日何必當初|早知今日何必当初[zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū]

早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū

if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)

智者千虑,必有一失
zhì zhě qiān lǜ , bì yǒu yī shī

lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible

有其师,必有其徒
yǒu qí shī , bì yǒu qí tú

As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)

有其父必有其子
yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ

like father, like son (idiom)

有宝何必人前夸
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā

There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)

有所得必有所失
yǒu suǒ dé bì yǒu suǒ shī

there is no gain without a loss (idiom)

有求必应
yǒu qiú bì yìng

to grant whatever is asked for

未必见得
wèi bì jiàn dé

not necessarily

欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

洛必达法则
luò bì dá fǎ zé

L'Hôpital's rule (math.)

物极必反
wù jí bì fǎn

when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)

生活必需品
shēng huó bì xū pǐn

life's necessities

睚眦必报
yá zì bì bào

lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom)

空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn

wind does not come from an empty cave without reason

自不必说
zì bù bì shuō

(idiom) needless to say

董必武
dǒng bì wǔ

Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party

苏必利尔湖
sū bì lì ěr hú

Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖[wǔ dà hú]

言多必失
yán duō bì shī

if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)

言必信,行必果
yán bì xìn , xíng bì guǒ

one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)

车到山前必有路
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù

lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom)

车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù , chuán dào qiáo tóu zì rán zhí

everything will turn out all right (idiom)

锱铢必较
zī zhū bì jiào

to haggle over every cent (idiom)

阴德必有阳报
yīn dé bì yǒu yáng bào

hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)

非必要
fēi bì yào

inessential

非必需
fēi bì xū

inessential

骄兵必败
jiāo bīng bì bài

lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom)

骄者必败
jiāo zhě bì bài

pride goes before a fall (idiom)