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необходимый

essential

Meaning of необходимый

completely necessary

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Russian[nʲɪxɐˈdʲimɨj]
Chinese pronunciation in Latin lettersbì bù kě shǎo de
essential
необходимый - essential
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необходимый with Chinese translation

необходимый usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇷🇺Russian

水和空气对生命来说是必不可少的。

Вода и воздух совершенно необходимы для жизни.

🇨🇳Chinese🇷🇺Russian

这本书对学习汉语很必不可少的。

Эта книга очень важна для изучения китайского.

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необходимый belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

необходимый必不可少的
рубленый切碎的
приготовленный煮熟的
замороженный冷冻的
сырой生的
солёный咸的
нарезанный ломтиками切片的

необходимый synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between необходимый / неотъемлемый / крайне необходимый / обязательный / нужный

Н
🇷🇺Russian
необходимый

The closest neutral equivalent: something you cannot do without.

B2Very Often
Н
🇷🇺Russian
неотъемлемый

Emphasizes that something is an inseparable part of a whole.

B2Often
К
🇷🇺Russian
крайне необходимый

Strongly intensifies the meaning: needed to an extreme degree.

B2Rarely
О
🇷🇺Russian
обязательный

Required by a rule, requirement, or law; focuses on obligation rather than importance.

B2Very Often
Н
🇷🇺Russian
нужный

More conversational: something required or suitable in a given situation.

B2Very Often
В
🇷🇺Russian
важный

Indicates high importance, but not always direct necessity.

B2Very Often
С
🇷🇺Russian
существенный

Close to “important,” but often means significant in substance or amount.

B2Often
К
🇷🇺Russian
критический

Means extremely dangerous, severe, or requiring immediate action.

B2Often
Ж
🇷🇺Russian
жизненно важный

Very strong meaning: without it, life, survival, or normal functioning is impossible.

B2Often
Н
🇷🇺Russian
насущный

Something needed especially now or in the near future; often linked to urgent needs and problems.

B2Rarely
П
🇷🇺Russian
первостепенный

Emphasizes the highest priority: something more important than everything else.

B2Often

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How to pronounce необходимый and what this word means

необходимый means essential. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce необходимый

[nʲɪxɐˈdʲimɨj]

необходимый translation

essential

необходимый examples

Wasser ist wesentlich für das Leben.

необходимый transcription

[nʲɪxɐˈdʲimɨj]

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необходимый meaning: what does it mean?

без этого нельзя обойтись, это очень нужно

необходимый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

необходимый is pronounced as [nʲɪxɐˈdʲimɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

необходимый definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Wasser ist wesentlich für das Leben. Translation: Вода необходима для жизни.

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