必要性 (bì yào xìng) — necessity | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

necessity

必要性。
Rén men yuè lái yuè yì shí dào huán bǎo de bì yào xìng.
People are increasingly aware of the necessity of environmental protection.
必要性。
Zhè xiàng gǎi gé de bì yào xìng yǐ jīng dé dào le guǎng fàn rèn kě.
The necessity of this reform has been widely recognized.
，必要性。
Zài jǐn jí qíng kuàng xià, kuài sù jué cè de bì yào xìng bù yán ér yù.
In emergency situations, the necessity of quick decision-making is self-evident.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

必要necessary

偏正Modifier + head

必要 means necessary; 性 gives the sense of necessity.

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.

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

要 began as a drawing of a person with both hands pointing to the waist.

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

忄生性

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

生

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.