不必
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
不必 (bùbì) · need not
不必 (bùbì) means “need not; don't have to”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 必 (surely). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不必 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
必 bì · surely
What 必 is made of
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
你不必来接我。Nǐ bùbì lái jiē wǒ.You don't need to come pick me up.
明天不必早起。Míngtiān bùbì zǎo qǐ.There's no need to get up early tomorrow.
Questions about 不必
What does 不必 mean?
不必 (bùbì) means “need not; don't have to”.
How do you pronounce 不必?
不必 is pronounced bùbì.
Which HSK level is 不必?
不必 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不必 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.