Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary
必要
bìyào
Description
“必要”的意思是一定要有、不能没有。
"必要" means something that must exist and cannot be absent.
我们常说“有必要”或者“没必要”做一件事。
We often say "有必要" or "没必要" to express whether something needs to be done.
Meanings
必要bìyào
necessary; essential
做这件事很必要。
Doing this is necessary.
必要bìyào
necessity; need
没有必要着急。
There's no need to rush.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
必要 stresses being indispensable, while 需要 simply means to need or want something.
- Etymology
必 means 'certainly' plus 要 'to want/need'.
In videos
“我一个小本经营，经常换地方，没那必要。”
“当初何必要放弃掉那么好的一份工作”
“我是觉得也不是说没有必要，”
Images