必经之路 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• the road one must follow; the only way

Character by character

• 必bìsurely, certainly; must; will
• 经jīngthe classics; to experience, to undergo
• 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following ph
• 路lùroad, path, street; journey

Idioms sharing a character

• 分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng
• 势在必得 shì zài bì dé
• 势在必行 shì zài bì xíng
• 哀兵必胜 āi bīng bì shèng
• 物极必反 wù jí bì fǎn
• 睚眦必报 yá zì bì bào
• 自不必说 zì bù bì shuō
• 言多必失 yán duō bì shī
• 锱铢必较 zī zhū bì jiào
• 骄兵必败 jiāo bīng bì bài

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