必修
bì xiū
Pinyin

Definition

必修
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bì xiū
  1. a required course

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

何必
hé bì
  1. 1 there is no need
  2. 2 why should
修复
xiū fù
  1. 1 to restore
  2. 2 to renovate
  3. 3 restoration
  4. 4 (computing) to fix (a bug)
修身
xiū shēn
  1. 1 to cultivate one's moral character
  2. 2 (fashion) slim-fit
  3. 3 body-hugging
必
bì
  1. 1 certainly
  2. 2 must
  3. 3 will
  4. 4 necessarily
必要
bì yào
  1. 1 necessary
  2. 2 essential
  3. 3 indispensable
  4. 4 required
必须
bì xū
  1. 1 to have to
  2. 2 must
  3. 3 compulsory
  4. 4 necessarily
修
Xiū
  1. 1 surname Xiu
修好
xiū hǎo
  1. 1 to repair (sth broken)
  2. 2 to restore (sth damaged)
  3. 3 to establish friendly relations with
  4. 4 (literary) to do meritorious deeds
修改
xiū gǎi
  1. 1 to amend
  2. 2 to alter
  3. 3 to modify
修正
xiū zhèng
  1. 1 to revise
  2. 2 to amend
修炼
xiū liàn
  1. 1 (of Taoists) to practice austerities
  2. 2 to practice asceticism
修理
xiū lǐ
  1. 1 to repair
  2. 2 to fix
  3. 3 to prune
  4. 4 to trim
  5. 5 (coll.) to sort sb out
  6. 6 to fix sb
修行
xiū xíng
  1. 1 to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism)
  2. 2 to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
修补
xiū bǔ
  1. 1 to mend
修长
xiū cháng
  1. 1 slender
  2. 2 lanky
  3. 3 tall and thin
修饰
xiū shì
  1. 1 to decorate
  2. 2 to adorn
  3. 3 to dress up
  4. 4 to polish (a written piece)
  5. 5 to qualify or modify (grammar)
修养
xiū yǎng
  1. 1 accomplishment
  2. 2 training
  3. 3 self-cultivation
务必
wù bì
  1. 1 must
  2. 2 to need to
  3. 3 to be sure to
势必
shì bì
  1. 1 to be bound to
  2. 2 undoubtedly will
必不可少
bì bù kě shǎo
  1. 1 absolutely necessary
  2. 2 indispensable
  3. 3 essential

Idioms (20)

三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
不修边幅
bù xiū biān fú
  1. 1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 slovenly in dress and manner
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
两虎相争，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗，必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.
净心修身
jìng xīn xiū shēn
  1. 1 to have an untroubled heart and behave morally (idiom)
分久必合，合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
  1. 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. things are constantly changing
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
  1. 1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
  2. 2 every moment counts
势在必得
shì zài bì dé
  1. 1 to be determined to win (idiom)
势在必行
shì zài bì xíng
  1. 1 circumstances require action (idiom); absolutely necessary
  2. 2 imperative
哀兵必胜
āi bīng bì shèng
  1. 1 an army burning with righteous indignation is bound to win (idiom)
多行不义必自毙
duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì
  1. 1 persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom)
工欲善其事，必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
  1. 1 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
年久失修
nián jiǔ shī xiū
  1. 1 old and in a state of disrepair (idiom)
  2. 2 dilapidated
早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
  1. 1 if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
  2. 2 to regret vainly one's past behavior
明修栈道，暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
智者千虑，必有一失
zhì zhě qiān lu:4 , bì yǒu yī shī
  1. 1 lit. a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make a mistake (idiom); fig. nobody is infallible
有其师，必有其徒
yǒu qí shī , bì yǒu qí tú
  1. 1 As the teacher, so the pupil. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

像很多的必修课，你们在一起上。同一个班级的学生。
xiàng hěn duō de bìxiūkè ，nǐmen zài yīqǐ shàng 。tóng yī gè bānjí de xuésheng 。
Like many of the required courses, you are together. These students are in the same class.
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我选了必修课，还选了两门文学课。
wǒ xuǎn le bìxiūkè ，hái xuǎn le liǎng mén wénxué kè 。
I chose the compulsory classes as well as two literature classes.
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我也选了比较文学，还有语言学，当然也选了必修课。
wǒ yě xuǎn le bǐjiào wénxué ，háiyǒu yǔyánxué ，dāngrán yě xuǎn le bìxiūkè 。
I chose comparative literature too and linguistics, as well as the compulsory classes, of course.
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有的课程是选修课程，有的课程是必修课程。
yǒude kèchéng shì xuǎnxiūkèchéng ，yǒude kèchéng shì bìxiūkèchéng 。
Some courses are elective courses; some courses are required courses.
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同学们，这个是下学期的必修课课表。大家也注意一下自己的学分，如果没有满，选修课也要选足。
tóngxuémen ，zhè ge shì xià xuéqī de bìxiūkè kèbiǎo 。dàjiā yě zhùyì yīxià zìjǐ de xuéfēn ，rúguǒ méiyǒu mǎn ，xuǎnxiūkè yě yào xuǎn zú 。
Students, this is next semester's required course syllabus. Everyone pay close attention to your credits. If you don't have enough, your elective classes will have to make up for it.
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