必需

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Chinese

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certainly; must; will
certainly; must; will; necessarily
 
to require; to need; to want
to require; to need; to want; necessity; need
 
trad. (必需)
simp. #(必需)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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必需

  1. to need; to require (especially when used as an auxiliary verb)

Usage notes

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必須必须 (bìxū) is used for subjective requirements, while 必需 (bìxū) is used for objective requirements.

Adjective

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必需

  1. (attributive) essential; indispensable

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひつ
Grade: 4
じゅ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

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/pit͡sud͡ʑu//fit͡sud͡ʑu//hit͡sud͡ʑu/

From Middle Chinese compound 必需 (pjit sju, literally necessary + need, require, demand). Compare modern Min Nan reading pit-su.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひつ)(じゅ) (hitsuju

  1. need, necessity, requirement, essentialness, indispensability

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN