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)

Contained in

• 必不可少组成(必不可少組成) absolute necessity; sine qua non
• 围师必阙(圍師必闕) when you surround soldiers an opening must be left
• 两虎相争，必有一伤(兩虎相爭，必有一傷) if two tigers fight, one will get injured; if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
• 有所得必有所失 there is no gain without a loss; there is no such thing as a free meal
• 言多必失 if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point
• 何必 why
• 必和必拓 BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)
• 必经(必經) unavoidable; the only (road, entrance etc)
• 骄者必败(驕者必敗) pride goes before a fall
• 必要条件(必要條件) requirement; necessary condition (math)
• 必备(必備) to be essential
• 寸土必争(寸土必爭) fight for every inch of land
• 锱铢必较(錙銖必較) to haggle over every cent
• 未必 not necessarily; may not
• 非必要 inessential; unnecessary
• 未必见得(未必見得) not necessarily; that's not sure
• 必仁且智 benevolence must precede wisdom
• 想必 presumably; probably; in all likelihood; surely
• 事必躬亲(事必躬親) to attend to everything personally
• 不必要 unnecessary
• 哀兵必胜(哀兵必勝) an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win
• 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).
• 洛必达法则(洛必達法則) L'Hôpital's rule
• 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
• 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.
• 必然结果(必然結果) inevitable outcome; inescapable consequence
• 必不可少 absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential
• 言必信，行必果 one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work
• 必要 necessary; essential; indispensable; required
• 势在必得(勢在必得) to be determined to win
• 必需 to be essential
• 骄兵必败(驕兵必敗) an arrogant army is bound to lose; pride goes before a fall
• 必将(必將) inevitably
• 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)
• 大可不必 need not; unnecessary
• 必修课(必修課) required course; compulsory course
• 必修 to be required; must be studied
• 多行不义必自毙(多行不義必自斃) persisting in evil brings about self-destruction
• 阴德必有阳报(陰德必有陽報) hidden merit will have visible rewards
• 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
• 必要性 necessity
• 三人行，必有我师(三人行，必有我師) if three walk together, one can be my teacher
• 二虎相斗，必有一伤(二虎相鬥，必有一傷) when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded; if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
• 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
• 不必 need not
• 生活必需品 life's necessities
• 必须(必須) to have to; must
• 必定 certainly
• 有其父必有其子 like father, like son

Also contained in

必应 、 忽必烈

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 121
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 110
• 卷二十一　趙四 Chapter 21: Zhao IV Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 69
• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 65
• 卷十四 魏書十四 程郭董劉蔣劉傳 Volume 14: Book of Wei 14 - Biographies of Cheng, Dong, Guo, Liu, Jiang, and Liu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 64
• 卷二十　趙三 Chapter 20: Zhao III Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 63
• 卷二十三　魏二 Chapter 23: Wei II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 62
• 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi Art of War 孫子兵法 — count: 58
• 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 56
• 卷二十六　韓一 Chapter 26: Han I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 56