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必不可少

bìbùkěshǎo

“Absolutely necessary” in Chinese is 必不可少 (bìbùkěshǎo).

Meaning

  • absolutely necessary
  • indispensable
  • essential

Example

在寒冷的冬天,热水袋是必不可少的。

In the depths of winter, a hot-water bottle is essential.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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