# 必需 (bìxū)

In Mandarin Chinese, 必需 (bìxū) means “essential; indispensable; to need”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: essential; indispensable; to need
- Pinyin: bìxū (bi4 xu1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 水是生活必需的东西。
  Shuǐ shì shēnghuó bìxū de dōngxi.
  Water is essential for life.

## Characters

- [必](https://hanziro.com/word/bi-must/) (bì): must; certainly
- [需](https://hanziro.com/word/xu-need/) (xū): to need; to require

https://hanziro.com/word/bi-xu-essential/

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