necessity · essential (thing)

bì xū pǐn

b+ì·4th tonex+ǖ·1st tonep+ǐn·3rd tone

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We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.

食物、衣服和住所都是生活的必需品。

In the United States the automobile is a necessity and not a luxury.

在美国，汽车並不是奢华的象徵，而是生活的必需品。

The camera was essential for me.

摄像机对我而言是必需品。

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