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必经 (bì jīng) — unavoidable, inevitable; (attributive) the only (way, route, stage) that must be passed through

Definition

必经 (bìjīng) means a route or stage that MUST be passed through to reach a goal — stronger than 必经之地 'a place one must go through'. Used as an attributive before nouns like 路 or 阶段.

unavoidableinevitable(attributive) the only (way, route, stage) that must be passed through

Examples

  • 必经。
    Zhè shì qù jī chǎng de bì jīng zhī lù.
    This is the only road to the airport.
  • 必经。
    Chéng gōng xū yào jīng lì bì jīng de jiē duàn.
    Success requires going through inevitable stages.
  • 必经。
    Zhè tiáo lù xiàn shì dēng shān zhě bì jīng de dào lù.
    This route is the path that climbers must take.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

必bìmust
经jīngpass through

“必” (must) + “经” (pass through) yields must pass through, unavoidable.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 必 comes from the handle on the right side of a weapon, with two extra strokes added to its sides.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 經; 经 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糹Written in full as糸mìsilk; thread
Sound part声符shēngfú
巠
巠jīng經jīng
Same sound today

The traditional form 經 combines 糹 (silk; thread) with 巠, which gives the sound.

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