必要 bìyào — necessary; necessity
bìyào (fourth tone, falling)bi4yao4
necessary; necessity
HSK 5· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 3· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardadjectivenoun
Meanings
necessary; necessity
Necessity as a judgement, not as a want. 需要 says someone needs a thing; 必要 says the thing is required by the situation — which is why the negative 没必要 means "there is no call for it", not "I do not want it".
adjective
Example sentences
- 没必要为这件小事生气。沒必要為這件小事生氣。Méi (second tone, rising) bìyào (fourth tone, falling) wèi (fourth tone, falling) zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling) shēngqì. (first tone, high and level)···
There is no call to get angry over such a small thing.
- 做好必要的准备再出发。做好必要的準備再出發。Zuò (fourth tone, falling) hǎo (third tone, dipping) bìyào (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) zhǔnbèi (third tone, dipping) zài (fourth tone, falling) chūfā. (first tone, high and level)···
Make the necessary preparations before setting off.