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必然

bì rán

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

必然 (bì rán) means "inevitable". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 必然 means

1. inevitable
2. certain
3. necessity

The characters in 必然

• 必bìcertainly; must; will
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Example sentences

• 他的成功是必然的。
  That he will succeed is certain.
• 他们的相遇是必然的。
  Tāmen de xiāngyù shì bìrán de.
  Their meeting was inevitable.

Words starting with 必然

• 必然结果bì rán jié guǒinevitable outcome; inescapable consequence
• 必然王国bì rán wáng guórealm of necessity (philosophy)

Where 必然 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Essence, Fundamentals & Logic (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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