必然性

bìránxìng
noun #46,069

Meanings

  1. 1 inevitability
  2. 2 necessity (as opposed to chance)

Examples

HSK 4
Tā de shībài yǒu yídìng de bìránxìng.
His failure was to some extent inevitable.
HSK 5
Bìránxìng hé ǒuránxìng shì zhéxué zhōng de yí duì gàiniàn.
Necessity and contingency are a pair of concepts in philosophy.

Tips

usage
性 turns adjectives into abstract nouns: 必然 "inevitable" gives 必然性, 可能 gives 可能性 "possibility". The opposite is 偶然性 "chance, contingency". The word belongs to essays and academic writing.

Stroke Order

必 bì
然 rán
性 xìng