必要
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
必要 (bìyào) · necessary
必要 (bìyào) means “necessary; need”. It is written with 2 characters: 必 (surely) + 要 (to want). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 必要 is built
The characters
必 bì · surely
What 必 is made of
- 心xīn — heart
- 丿 — falling stroke
要 yào · to want
What 要 is made of
- 覀xī — west
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 with hands on her waist 覀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
没有必要这么着急。Méiyǒu bìyào zhème zháojí.There's no need to hurry like this.
你觉得有必要去吗？Nǐ juéde yǒu bìyào qù ma?Do you think it's necessary to go?
Questions about 必要
What does 必要 mean?
必要 (bìyào) means “necessary; need”.
How do you pronounce 必要?
必要 is pronounced bìyào.
Which HSK level is 必要?
必要 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 必须bìxūmust
- 必然bìráninevitable
- 不必bùbìneed not
- 未必wèibìnot necessarily
- 何必hébìwhy should
- 势必shìbìto be bound to
- 务必wùbìmust
- 重要zhòngyàoimportant
- 不要bùyàodon't
- 就要jiùyàoto be about to
Learn 必要 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.