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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

必须 [bìxū]
  1. 1. adverb
    你们必须准时来上班。
    You must start work on time.
    记者们必须撤离战区。
    The journalists have to evacuate the war zone.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

必须 [bìxū]
  1. 1. must; have to
    必须厉行节约。
    It is imperative to practise economy.
    必须指出
    it must be pointed out that
  2. 2. essential; compulsory

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

必须 [bìxū]
  1. 1. 一定要;表示事实上、情理上必要
    冬泳之前必须作充分的准备活动
    这件事你必须解释清楚。
  2. 2. "必须"的否定式是"不必""无须"或"不须"。跟"必需"不同。"必需"是动词;"必须"是副词,只能作状语,修饰动词。

Examples

我们必须坚持真理,而真理必须旗帜鲜明。
We must firmly uphold the truth, and truth requires a clear-cut stand.
这项工作我们必须按期完成。
We must complete this job on schedule.
改革必须坚持到底,不能半途而废。
Reforms must be carried through to the end and not abandoned halfway.
行政命令必须伴之以说服教育。
Administrative regulations must be accompanied by persuasion and education.
必须你本人来。
You must come in person.
最后一道题必须笔答。
The final question should be answered in writing.
必须厉行节约。
It is imperative to practise economy.
为了提高工作效率,必须减少办事机构的层次,精简人员。
To raise efficiency, we should simplify the administrative structure and reduce the staff.
证据必须查证核实。
Evidence must be examined and verified.

Collocations

必须服从
have to obey
必须听话
have to be obedient
必须学习
have to study
必须遵守
have to comply
必须做到
have to do

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

必须 and 必需

必须 and 必需
bìxū and bìxū

1. 必须 is an auxiliary verb used in front of the main verb, indicating the meaning of “must, ought to.”

(1) 我们今天必须把这件事搞定。
(2) 这些手续都是必须要办的。
(3) 这是我们每个人都必须牢牢记住的。
(4) 你们 必须正确判断方向。
(5) 我必须让他明白,这样做是不对的。

2. 必需 is a verb meaning indispensability and usually functions as an attributive.

(1) 水分是植物生长所必需的。
(2) 他的背包里只放了一些生活必需品。
(3) 背包是旅途中必需的物品。

1.“必须”是助动词,常用在主要动词之前,表示一定要、一定应该。如果有状语,要放在主要动词之前,“必须”之后。“必须”也可以和主要动词一起做定语,修饰主语或宾语。
2.“必需”是动词,意思是一定需要的,一定要具备的。常做定语。

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