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HSK
necessary / essential / indispensable / required
HSK 3
not necessarily / maybe not
HSK 4
to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
HSK 2
to need / to require / essential / indispensable
HSK 5
need not / does not have to / not necessarily
HSK 3
inevitable / certain / necessity
HSK 3
inevitably
HSK 6
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
needless; unnecessary
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *必* | 必* | *必
certainly / must / will / necessarily
HSK 5
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
to be bound to / to be sure to
HSK 7-9
must / have to
must / to need to / to be sure to
HSK 7-9
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
presumably / probably / in all likelihood / surely
requirement / necessary condition (math)
to be determined to win (idiom)
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
to be certain of victory / to be bound to prevail
to be bound to / undoubtedly will
HSK 7-9
(of an academic course) required / compulsory
HSK 6
Pizza Hut
will die for sure; to be a goner
absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential
HSK 7-9
lit. when we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through (idiom) / fig. everything will turn out for the best; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
like father, like son (idiom)
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary / imperative
to grant whatever is asked for / to accede to every plea
to attend to everything personally
required course; compulsory course
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone
necessity / essential (thing)
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose / every moment counts
an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
(we) will be very grateful (if ...)
not necessarily / that's not sure
essential
there is no gain without a loss (idiom) / there is no such thing as a free meal
calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
life's necessities
lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom) / fig. small-minded / vindictive
Bing (search engine)
inevitable outcome / inescapable consequence
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom) / fig. pride goes before a fall
one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
need not / unnecessary
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) / to regret vainly one's past behavior
L'Hôpital's rule (math.)
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)
to haggle over every cent (idiom)
pride goes before a fall (idiom)
hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)
inessential / unnecessary
(idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
terminal illness / incurable condition (also fig.)
Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)
lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义) / fig. things are constantly changing
necessity
(idiom) needless to say / it goes without saying
inessential
(gaming or wrestling) finishing move; finisher
lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
realm of necessity (philosophy)
L'Hôpital's rule (math.) (Tw)
(idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
unavoidable / the only (road, entrance etc)


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