必不可少

bì bù kě shǎo

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

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Definitions

1. absolutely necessary
2. indispensable
3. essential

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 多余 duō yú 多余 duō yú superfluous 指不必要的、超出需要的: superfluous
• 可有可无 kě yǒu kě wú 可有可无 kě yǒu kě wú not essential 表示不是必要的: not essential

Related words

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• 不可或缺 bù kě huò quē 不可或缺 bù kě huò quē necessary 书面语，与‘必不可少’近义: necessary

Synonyms

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• 必要 bì yào 必要 bì yào necessary 一般指抽象的必需条件: necessary

Usage notes

Collocations

Used before nouns (必不可少的条件) or as predicate (这是必不可少的), not usually as standalone complement without 是.

Formality

Slightly formal; in casual speech, 一定 or 必须 are more common.

Example Sentences

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水对生命是 必不可少 的。

Water is indispensable for life.

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Words Containing 必不可少

• 必不可少组成 必不可少组成 bì bù kě shǎo zǔ chéng: absolute necessity

Child Words of 必不可少

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 可 可 kě: can
• 少 少 shǎo: few
• 少 少 shào: young
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 不可 不可 bù kě: cannot; should not; must not
• 不可少 不可少 bù kě shǎo: indispensable; essential