必然
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
必然 (bìrán) · inevitable
必然 (bìrán) means “inevitable; certainly”. It is written with 2 characters: 必 (surely) + 然 (certainly). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 必然 is built
The characters
必 bì · surely
What 必 is made of
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
然 rán · certainly
What 然 is made of
- 肰rán — dog meat
- ⺼ — meat
- 犬quǎn — dog
- 大dà — big
- 丶 — dot
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 肰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不努力，必然考不好。Bù nǔlì, bìrán kǎo bu hǎo.If you don't work hard, you're bound to do badly in the exam.
他会来，这是必然的。Tā huì lái, zhè shì bìrán de.He'll come; that's certain.
Questions about 必然
What does 必然 mean?
必然 (bìrán) means “inevitable; certainly”.
How do you pronounce 必然?
必然 is pronounced bìrán.
Which HSK level is 必然?
必然 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 必须bìxūmust
- 必要bìyàonecessary
- 不必bùbìneed not
- 未必wèibìnot necessarily
- 何必hébìwhy should
- 势必shìbìto be bound to
- 务必wùbìmust
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 忽然hūránsuddenly
- 然后ránhòuthen
Learn 必然 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.