必須

See also: 必须

Chinese

 
certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
necessary; must; need
trad. (必須) 必 須
simp. (必须) 必 须

Pronunciation


Verb

必須

  1. must; have to (used as an auxiliary verb)
    這道坎必須得過。 [MSC, trad.]
    这道坎必须得过。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè dào kǎn bìxū děi guò. [Pinyin]
    You must go through this.
    員工返崗前必須洗手。 [MSC, trad.]
    员工返岗前必须洗手。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yuángōng fǎngǎng qián bìxū xǐshǒu. [Pinyin]
    Employees must wash hands before returning to work.
    沒有船票的人必須購票。 [MSC, trad.]
    没有船票的人必须购票。 [MSC, simp.]
    Méiyǒu chuánpiào de rén bìxū gòupiào. [Pinyin]
    Those without a boat ticket must purchase one.
    你申請新護照時,必須交出舊護照。 [MSC, trad.]
    你申请新护照时,必须交出旧护照。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ shēnqǐng xīn hùzhào shí, bìxū jiāochū jiù hùzhào. [Pinyin]
    You must hand over your old passport when applying for a new one.

Usage notes

必須/必须 (bìxū) is used for subjective requirements, while 必需 (bìxū) is used for objective requirements.

Synonyms

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
必 須
ひつ > ひっ
Grade: 4
す
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 必須

Pronunciation

Adjective

必(ひっ)須(す) • (hissu) -na (adnominal 必(ひっ)須(す)な (hissu na), adverbial 必(ひっ)須(す)に (hissu ni))

  1. indispensable, essential

Inflection

Noun

必(ひっ)須(す) • (hissu) 

  1. indispensability, a must

Derived terms

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
必須

Noun

必須 • (pilsu) (hangeul 필수)

  1. Hanja form? of 필수 (“essential, required, indispensable”).
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