必 bì

1. bì adverb certainly; must; will; necessarily
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 必 is used as an adverb before verbs and noun predicates in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 122). For example, 是故君子有大道，必忠信以得之 'Thus we see that the sovereign [junzi] has a great course to pursue. He must show entire self-devotion and sincerity to attain it.' (Book of Rites, Great Learning 禮記‧大學, trans. by Legge 1885; Guoyu '必' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '必' 1; NCCED '必' 1)
2. bì auxiliary verb must
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 必 is used as an auxiliary verb in this sense in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '必' v; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 122)
3. bì adverb if; suppose
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 假设 or 如果 (Guoyu '必' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '必' 2)
4. bì proper noun Bi
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '必' n)

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• 锱铢必较(錙銖必較) to haggle over every cent
• 必不可少 absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
• 有所得必有所失 there is no gain without a loss; there is no such thing as a free meal
• 必修课(必修課) required course; compulsory course
• 自不必说(自不必說) to not need dwell on
• 空穴来风未必无因(空穴來風未必無因) wind does not come from an empty cave without reason; there's no smoke without fire
• 生活必需品 life's necessities
• 智者千虑，必有一失(智者千慮，必有一失) a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake; nobody is infallible
• 必有重谢(必有重謝) (we) will be very grateful (if …)
• 必需 to be essential
• 洛必达法则(洛必達法則) L'Hôpital's rule
• 必胜(必勝) to be certain of victory; to be bound to prevail
• 大难不死，必有后福(大難不死，必有後福) one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster
• 三人行，则必有我师(三人行，則必有我師) If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
• 必得 must
• 车到山前必有路，船到桥头自然直(車到山前必有路，船到橋頭自然直) When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through and when the boat gets to the pier-head, it will go straight with the current.; Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.
• 围师必阙(圍師必闕) when you surround soldiers an opening must be left
• 必定 certainly
• 势在必行(勢在必行) circumstances that require action
• 人无远虑，必有近忧(人無遠慮，必有近憂) He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
• 言多必失 if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point
• 不必要 unnecessary
• 何必 why
• 欲善其事，必先利其器 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools . Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
• 必经之路(必經之路) the road one must follow or take; the only way
• 想必 presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely
• 必需品 necessity; essential (thing) ; necessity good
• 骄者必败(驕者必敗) pride goes before a fall
• 骄兵必败(驕兵必敗) an arrogant army is bound to lose; pride goes before a fall
• 阴德必有阳报(陰德必有陽報) hidden merit will have visible rewards
• 大可不必 need not; unnecessary
• 必仁且智 benevolence must precede wisdom
• 工欲善其事，必先利其器 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools . Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
• 早知今日何必当初(早知今日何必當初) if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus
• 两虎相斗，必有一伤(兩虎相鬥，必有一傷) when two tigers fight, one will get injured; if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
• 有其父必有其子 like father, like son
• 务必(務必) must
• 必要 necessary; essential; indispensable; required
• 未必见得(未必見得) not necessarily; that's not sure
• 有求必应(有求必應) to grant whatever is asked for; to accede to every plea
• 事必躬亲(事必躬親) to attend to everything personally
• 小时了了，大未必佳(小時了了，大未必佳) being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up
• 罗必达法则(羅必達法則) L'Hôpital's rule
• 有宝何必人前夸(有寶何必人前誇) There is no need to boast about one's treasures.
• 非必需 inessential
• 必由之路 the road one must follow or take; the only way
• 非必要 inessential; unnecessary
• 必将(必將) inevitably
• 必修 to be required; must be studied
• 必和必拓 BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)

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