必须 (bìxū) means Must (have to - obliged). Below are 24 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
军人 必须 服从命令。
Jūnrén bìxū fúcóng mìnglìng.
A soldier must obey orders.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 服从
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
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
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
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
这种拖拉的作风 必须 改。
Zhè zhǒng tuōlā de zuòfēng bìxū gǎi.
This dilatory way of working must change.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 作风
这种丑恶的行为 必须 制止。
Zhè zhǒng chǒu'è de xíngwéi bìxū zhìzhǐ.
Repulsive conduct like this must be stopped.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丑恶
稿件 必须 在月底前交上来。
Gǎojiàn bìxū zài yuèdǐ qián jiāo shànglái.
Manuscripts must be handed in before the end of the month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 稿件
错误的习惯 必须 尽早纠正。
Cuòwù de xíguàn bìxū jǐnzǎo jiūzhèng.
Bad habits must be corrected as early as possible.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 纠正
这批过期药品 必须 妥善处置。
Zhè pī guòqī yàopǐn bìxū tuǒshàn chǔzhì.
This batch of expired medicine must be disposed of properly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 处置
逮捕 必须 依照法定程序进行。
Dàibǔ bìxū yīzhào fǎdìng chéngxù jìnxíng.
An arrest must be carried out according to legal procedure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 逮捕
伤口感染了, 必须 马上处理。
Shāngkǒu gǎnrǎn le, bìxū mǎshàng chǔlǐ.
The wound is infected and must be treated at once.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 感染
这件事 必须 由本人签字才有效。
Zhè jiàn shì bìxū yóu běnrén qiānzì cái yǒuxiào.
This is valid only if signed by the person concerned.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 本人
公司解雇员工 必须 有正当理由。
Gōngsī jiěgù yuángōng bìxū yǒu zhèngdàng lǐyóu.
A company must have proper grounds to dismiss an employee.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 解雇
这种肆无忌惮的行为 必须 制止。
Zhè zhǒng sìwújìdàn de xíngwéi bìxū zhìzhǐ.
Such unbridled behaviour must be stopped.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 肆无忌惮
这种材料有放射性, 必须 妥善保管。
Zhè zhǒng cáiliào yǒu fàngshèxìng, bìxū tuǒshàn bǎoguǎn.
This material is radioactive and must be stored properly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 放射
这个数据 必须 精确到小数点后两位。
Zhège shùjù bìxū jīngquè dào xiǎoshùdiǎn hòu liǎng wèi.
This figure must be accurate to two decimal places.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精确
这类问题层出不穷, 必须 从制度上解决。
Zhè lèi wèntí céng chū bù qióng, bìxū cóng zhìdù shang jiějué.
Problems like this keep cropping up and must be solved at the level of the system.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 层出不穷
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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
Questions about 必须
How is 必须 used in a sentence?
This page shows 24 sentences using 必须 (bìxū, "Must (have to - obliged)"), 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.
Is 必须 an HSK word?
Yes — 必须 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 必须?
The dictionary page for 必须 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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