bì yào
requis; nécessaire; essentiel
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学习中文是必要的。
xuéxí zhōngwén shì bìyào de.
Learning Chinese is necessary.
出门带伞是必要的。
chūmén dài sǎn shì bìyào de.
It is necessary to bring an umbrella when you go out.
做作业是必要的。
zuò zuòyè shì bìyào de.
Doing homework is necessary.
必需 (bì xū)
necessary
须要 (xū yào)
need
不必要 (bù bìyào)
unnecessary
非必要 (fēi bìyào)
non-essential
The Chinese word 必要 (bìyào) is composed of two characters: 必 (bì) and 要 (yào). The character 必 originally meant "must" or "certainly", and was often used in oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions in ancient China. The character 要 originally meant "important" or "essential", and was often used in bamboo slips and silk manuscripts in ancient China. Over time, the two characters were combined to form the word 必要, which took on the meaning of "necessary" or "essential". In modern Chinese, 必要 is commonly used to express the idea that something is indispensable or crucial for achieving a certain goal or purpose. For example, we can say 学习汉语是必要的 (xuéxí hànyǔ shì bìyào de), which means "Learning Chinese is necessary".
