必
bì
Meaning
- must
- certainly
- necessarily
Definition
必定；一定。
certainly; necessarily; inevitably.
Usage
用于表示必然性或强调肯定语气，常修饰动词或形容词。
Used to express necessity or emphasize affirmative tone, often modifying verbs or adjectives.
Examples
- 1 这件事他必来。 (He will certainly come for this matter.)
- 2 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。必也，学思并重。 (Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. Necessarily, learning and thinking should be balanced.)
- 3 欲速则不达，必循序渐进。 (Haste makes waste; you must proceed step by step.)
- 4 你若努力，必能成功。 (If you work hard, you will surely succeed.)
- 5 人非圣贤，孰能无过？过而能改，善莫大焉。但必知错即改。 (No one is perfect, who can be without fault? To err and then correct is the greatest virtue. But one must correct mistakes promptly.)
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