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必要条件

bì yào tiáo jiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(logic) necessary condition
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

必要條件 必要条件 [bi4 yao4 tiao2 jian4] /(logic) necessary condition/

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Other forms in these source records: 必要條件

  • 必
    bì

    must / necessarily / certainly / (literary) if

  • 要
    yāo

    (bound form) to demand / to coerce

    yào

    to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yào shi]) / (bound form) important

  • 条
    tiáo

    strip / item / article / clause (of law or treaty) / classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)

  • 件
    jiàn

    item / component / classifier for events, things, clothes etc

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.