必不可少 (bì bù kě shǎo) — absolutely necessary, indispensable, essential
Definition
A fixed phrase meaning 'absolutely necessary' — stronger than 必要 ('necessary') and 必需 ('must have'). Use it as a predicate or before 的 to modify a noun (e.g. 必不可少的工具).
phrase
absolutely necessaryindispensableessential
Examples
- ，必不可少。Zài chuàng yè guò chéng zhōng, zī jīn shì bì bù kě shǎo de.In the entrepreneurial process, capital is indispensable.
- 必不可少。Dì tú shì lǚ xíng bì bù kě shǎo de gōng jù.A map is an essential tool for travel.
- 必不可少，。Zhè ge xiàng mù bìng bú bì bù kě shǎo, kě yǐ tuī chí.This project is not absolutely necessary; it can be postponed.
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