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必不可少

bì bù kě shǎo

4-character word

What 必不可少 means

1. absolutely necessary
2. indispensable
3. essential

The characters in 必不可少

• 必bìcertainly; must; will
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 少shǎofew; less; to lack

Example sentences

• 汤姆是必不可少的。
  Tāngmǔ shì bìbùkěshǎo de.
  Tom is indispensable.