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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 不必

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
不必 bù bì - need not
- does not have to
- not necessarily

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 3 1,180 2,880 1,799

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
- certainly
- must
- will
- necessarily

Other Words Containing 不必

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
不必 5 3 1,180 2,880 1,799
不必要 - - 16,416 10,389 12,614
自不必说 - - 60,487 - -