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非必要

Mandarin · pinyin fēi bì yào

inessential
unnecessary

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非: fēi · not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
要: yào · necessary, essential; necessity

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1–4–4 · fei1 bi4 yao4

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