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不可或缺

bù kě huò quē

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word

不可或缺 (bù kě huò quē) means "necessary; must have". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 不可或缺 means

1. necessary
2. must have

The characters in 不可或缺

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 或huòmaybe; perhaps; might
• 缺quēdeficiency; lack; scarce

Example sentences

• 空气是生命中不可或缺的。
  Kōngqì shì shēngmìng zhōng bùkěhuòquē de.
  Air is indispensable to life.
• 学习时努力是不可或缺的。
  Effort is essential to studying.
• 在下雪很多的地方，煤油是不可或缺的东西。
  Zài xiàxuě hěn duō de dìfang, méiyóu shì bùkěhuòquē de dōngxi.
  In places where it snows a lot, kerosene is an indispensable item.
• 若是有人对公司来说是不可或缺的，那么这家公司组织得不好。
  If someone is indispensable to a company, then that company is not well-organized.

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