No. 267 in Chinese
必
"必" means "must" or "necessary."
In a sentence
我们必须努力学习。
We must study hard.
In this sentence, '必' forms part of the word '必须' which means 'must' or 'have to', indicating necessity or requirement.
有志者事竟成，成功非必难求。
For those determined, success will follow; achieving it is not necessarily difficult.
Here, '必' means 'necessarily', as part of '非必', which implies something is not certain or required.
为成功而努力是我们的必经之路。
Striving for success is the path we must go through.
In this context, '必' combines to form '必经', meaning 'must pass through' or 'necessary', indicating something inevitable.
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