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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 必要

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
必要 bì yào - necessary
- essential
- indispensable
- required

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 3 848 1,537 1,977

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
必 bì- certainly
- must
- will
- necessarily
要 yāo- (bound form) to demand; to coerce
要 yào- to want; to need; to ask for
- will; shall; about to
- need to; should
- if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5])
- (bound form) important

Other Words Containing 必要

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
必要 5 3 848 1,537 1,977
不必要 - - 16,416 10,389 12,614
必要性 - - 33,983 14,030 38,118
必要条件 - - 37,781 20,462 34,320