必然 (bì rán) — (adjective) inevitable, certain; (noun) inevitability, necessity
Definition
必然 describes an outcome that must happen because of how things work — not just a guess. Unlike 一定 (a speaker's strong feeling that something will happen), 必然 is about objective certainty.
adjective
inevitablecertain
noun
inevitabilitynecessity
Examples
- 必然。Jīng jì fā zhǎn yǒu bì rán de qū shì.Economic development has an inevitable trend.
- 必然，。Shī bài bìng bú shì bì rán de, zhǐ yào nǐ nǔ lì jiù néng gǎi biàn.Failure is not inevitable; as long as you work hard, you can change it.
- 。Wǒ men yào zhèng què kàn dài shì wù de bì rán xìng.We need to correctly view the inevitability of things.
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