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HSK 3 · Ability & Possibility

必要

bì yào

necessary

Stroke order of 必要

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

必 · 5 strokes要 · 9 strokes

Memory trick

A heart 心 pierced by a stroke 必 and want 要: that which must be wanted.

Parts: 必 must + 要 need

The characters in 必要

  • 要 yào — to want; will (9 strokes)

Example sentence

这样做没有必要。

There is no need to do it this way.

Words with 必

Words with 要

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