务必 wùbì must
must; to need to; to be sure to
How to remember 务必: 务 affairs + 必 must = must.
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How it is used
- 'Be sure to / must without fail' - an emphatic instruction - 请务必准时到达 (qǐng wùbì zhǔnshí dàodá) please be sure to arrive on time.
- Stronger and more formal than 一定; used in requests, notices, warnings.
- Marks the following action as non-negotiable for the listener.
Example sentences
- 因为酷暑一直持续着，请务必注意食物中毒。 Yīnwèi kùshǔ yìzhí chíxù zhe, qǐng wùbì zhùyì shíwùzhòngdú.Hot weather will continue, so please watch out for food poisoning.