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HSK
to have to / must / compulsory / necessarily
HSK 2
necessary / essential / indispensable / required
HSK 3
inevitable / certain / necessity
HSK 3
need not / does not have to / not necessarily
HSK 3
not necessarily / maybe not
HSK 4
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  *必* | 必* | *必
certainly / must / will / necessarily
HSK 5
to need / to require / essential / indispensable
HSK 5
(of an academic course) required / compulsory
HSK 6
inevitably
HSK 6
there is no need / why should
HSK 7-9
absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential
HSK 7-9
must / to need to / to be sure to
HSK 7-9
to be bound to / to be sure to
HSK 7-9
to be bound to / undoubtedly will
HSK 7-9
essential
to grant whatever is asked for / to accede to every plea
when things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction (idiom)
to be certain of victory / to be bound to prevail
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.
Pizza Hut
must / have to
presumably / probably / in all likelihood / surely
circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary / imperative
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
lit. to seek revenge over a dirty look (idiom) / fig. small-minded / vindictive
lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义) / fig. things are constantly changing
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose / every moment counts
to attend to everything personally
to haggle over every cent (idiom)
lit. an arrogant army is bound to lose (idiom) / fig. pride goes before a fall
an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)
one must be a man of his word and resolute in his work (proverb)
inessential
like father, like son (idiom)
pride goes before a fall (idiom)
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius) / you have sth to learn from everyone
inessential / unnecessary
(idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
L'Hôpital's rule (math.)
need not / unnecessary
Bing (search engine)
Lake Superior, one of the Great Lakes 五大湖
unavoidable / the only (road, entrance etc)
necessity / essential (thing)
lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
being bright at an early age does not necessarily bring success upon growing up (proverb)
required course; compulsory course
(gaming or wrestling) finishing move; finisher
necessity
there is no gain without a loss (idiom) / there is no such thing as a free meal
if you say too much, you're bound to slip up at some point (idiom)
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
needless; unnecessary
lit. if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
lit. when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom) / fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
to be determined to win (idiom)
persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status
(we) will be very grateful (if ...)
terminal illness / incurable condition (also fig.)
will die for sure; to be a goner
realm of necessity (philosophy)
inevitable outcome / inescapable consequence
requirement / necessary condition (math)
if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) / to regret vainly one's past behavior
lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)
not necessarily / that's not sure
life's necessities
wind does not come from an empty cave without reason / there's no smoke without fire (idiom)
Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260
L'Hôpital's rule (math.) (Tw)
(idiom) needless to say / it goes without saying
Dong Biwu (1886-1975), one of the founders of the Chinese communist party
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
(idiom) everything will turn out all right; let's worry about it when it happens; it will be all right on the night
hidden merits will have visible rewards (idiom)


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