必须

bì xū · bi xu

Traditional 必須

Meaning

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  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. compulsory
  4. necessarily

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)必(bì)须(xū)要(yào)换(huàn)衣(yī)服(fu),因(yīn)为(wèi)我(wǒ)现(xiàn)在(zài)穿(chuān)的(de)衣(yī)服(fu)不(bú)适(shì)合(hé)这(zhè)个(ge)环(huán)境(jìng)。

I had to change clothes because what I was wearing wasn't appropriate for the situation.

Tatoeba: Chinese by CLARET · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)必(bì)须(xū)付(fù)三(sān)个(ge)月(yuè)的(de)房(fáng)租(zū)作(zuò)为(wéi)押(yā)金(jīn)。

You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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