Chinese symbol for “unnecessary”
不必要
bù bì yào
needless; unnecessary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for unnecessary is 不必要 (bù bì yào), defined as: needless; unnecessary.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “unnecessary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多余 (多餘) | duō yú | superfluous; unnecessary |
| 大可不必 | dà kě bù bì | need not; unnecessary |
| 非必要 | fēi bì yào | inessential; unnecessary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不必要.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 必须 (必須) | bì xū | must; to have to |
| 必要 | bì yào | necessary; essential |
| 必然 | bì rán | inevitable; certain |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require; needs |
See also: Japanese symbol for “unnecessary”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.