How to say “inevitable” in Chinese

必然
bìrán

inevitable

adjective · HSK 5 · topic “Science and technology”

“Inevitable” in Chinese is 必然, bì rán: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

必然 is read bì rán: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

bì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
rán — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

必
bì — necessarily
然
rán — so; however

At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “必然”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “inevitable” in Chinese?

“Inevitable” in Chinese is 必然, pinyin bìrán.

What does 必然 mean?

必然 (bìrán) means “inevitable”.

How do you write 必然?

必然 is 2 characters: 必 (bì) — necessarily; 然 (rán) — so; however. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 必然?

必然 is read bìrán. Tones: bì — fourth tone, rán — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“inevitable” in the lesson “Robots and artificial intelligence”

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