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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 必需

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
必需 bì xū - to need
- to require
- essential
- indispensable

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 5 5,367 9,142 11,565

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
必 bì- certainly
- must
- will
- necessarily
需 xū- to require
- to need
- to want
- necessity
- need

Other Words Containing 必需

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
必需 5 5 5,367 9,142 11,565
必需品 - - 15,170 20,294 15,852