bì yào
necessary
essential
indispensable
required
bì
certainly
must
will
necessarily
bì xū
to have to
must
compulsory
necessarily
bì rán
inevitable
certain
necessity
bì xū pǐn
necessity
essential (thing)
bù bì
need not
does not have to
not necessarily
wù bì
must
to need to
to be sure to
bì yóu zhī lù
the road one must follow or take
the only way
shì bì
to be bound to
undoubtedly will
wèi bì
not necessarily
maybe not
bì xū
to need
to require
essential
indispensable
bì dìng
to be bound to
to be sure to
xiǎng bì
presumably
probably
in all likelihood
surely
hé bì
there is no need
why should
yǒu qiú bì yìng
to grant whatever is asked for
to accede to every plea
bì xiū kè
required course
compulsory course
shì zài bì xíng
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
imperative
méi yǒu bì yào
there is no need to (do sth)
bì jīng
unavoidable
the only (road, entrance etc)
bì rán jié guǒ
inevitable outcome
inescapable consequence
bì bù kě shǎo
absolutely necessary
indispensable
essential
bì yào tiáo jiàn
requirement
necessary condition (math)
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
wù jí bì fǎn
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
Bì huó Bì tuò
BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
lit. If three walk together, one should be my teacher (idiom, from Confucian analects). You have sth to learn from everyone.
also translated as: If three of us walk together, at least one of the other two is good enough to be my teacher.
zī zhū bì jiào
to haggle over every cent (idiom)
Hū bì liè
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
zì bù bì shuō
to not need dwell on (idiom)
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
every moment counts
Dǒng Bì wǔ
Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
shì zài bì dé
to be determined to win (idiom)
shì bì gōng qīn
to attend to everything personally
chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù
lit. When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through. (idiom)
fig. Everything will turn out for the best.
Let's worry about it when it happens.
It will be all right on the night.
cf couplet 車到山前必有路,船到橋頭自然直|车到山前必有路,船到桥头自然直
rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ
like father, like son (idiom)