必 (bì) means Must (certainly). Below are 24 of the 48 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你何 必 为他生气。
Nǐ hébì wèi tā shēngqì.
There is no need to get angry over him.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 何必
他未 必 知道这件事。
Tā wèibì zhīdào zhè jiàn shì.
He does not necessarily know about this.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 未必
军人 必 须服从命令。
Jūnrén bìxū fúcóng mìnglìng.
A soldier must obey orders.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 服从
涨价势 必 影响销量。
Zhǎngjià shìbì yǐngxiǎng xiāoliàng.
A price rise will inevitably affect sales.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 势必
请你务 必 按时到场。
Qǐng nǐ wùbì ànshí dàochǎng.
Please be sure to arrive on time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 务必
这样下去势 必 出问题。
Zhèyàng xiàqù shìbì chū wèntí.
Going on like this is bound to cause trouble.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 势必
出门前务 必 检查一遍。
Chūmén qián wùbì jiǎnchá yí biàn.
Be sure to check once before leaving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 务必
这件事 必 须追究责任。
Zhè jiàn shì bìxū zhuījiū zérèn.
Responsibility for this must be investigated.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 追究
没有 必 要为这件事生气。
Méiyǒu bìyào wèi zhè jiàn shì shēngqì.
There is no need to get angry over this.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 必要
这件事你 必 须明确表态。
Zhè jiàn shì nǐ bìxū míngquè biǎotài.
You have to state your position on this clearly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 表态
这笔贷款 必 须按期偿还。
Zhè bǐ dàikuǎn bìxū ànqī chánghuán.
This loan must be repaid on schedule.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 偿还
必 须尽快遏制这种趋势。
Bìxū jǐnkuài èzhì zhè zhǒng qūshì.
This trend must be checked as soon as possible.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 遏制
这项政策 必 须贯彻到底。
Zhè xiàng zhèngcè bìxū guànchè dàodǐ.
This policy must be carried through to the end.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贯彻
这点小事不 必 惊动领导。
Zhè diǎn xiǎoshì búbì jīngdòng lǐngdǎo.
There is no need to trouble the boss over such a small thing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 惊动
开除员工 必 须依照程序。
Kāichú yuángōng bìxū yīzhào chéngxù.
Dismissing an employee must follow due procedure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开除
潜水之前 必 须接受培训。
Qiánshuǐ zhīqián bìxū jiēshòu péixùn.
Training is required before diving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 潜水
错了就承认,不 必 掩饰。
Cuò le jiù chéngrèn, búbì yǎnshì.
Admit a mistake; there is no need to gloss over it.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 掩饰
这种行为 必 须坚决制止。
Zhè zhǒng xíngwéi bìxū jiānjué zhìzhǐ.
This behaviour must be firmly stopped.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 制止
没 必 要为这点小事自卑。
Méi bìyào wèi zhè diǎn xiǎoshì zìbēi.
There is no need to feel inferior over such a small thing.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 自卑
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From the graded readers
八点半我 必 须到公司。
bā diǎn bàn wǒ bìxū dào gōngsī.
I have to be at the office by half past eight.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work
必 appears in 48 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 必
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Questions about 必
How is 必 used in a sentence?
This page shows 48 sentences using 必 (bì, "Must (certainly)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 必 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 必 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 必?
The dictionary page for 必 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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