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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 必不可少
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 必不可少 | bì bù kě shǎo | - absolutely necessary - indispensable - essential |
List Ranking for: 必不可少
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 7 | 19,347 | 11,872 | 12,389 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 必 | bì | - certainly - must - will - necessarily |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 可 | kě | - (prefix) can; may; able to; -able - to approve; to permit - to suit - (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very - but; however |
| 可 | kè | - used in 可汗[ke4 han2] |
| 少 | shǎo | - few - less - to lack - to be missing - to stop (doing sth) - seldom |
| 少 | shào | - young |
Other Words Containing 必不可少
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 必不可少 | - | 7 | 19,347 | 11,872 | 12,389 |