必然 bìrán inevitable
inevitable; certain; necessity
How to remember 必然: 必 must + 然 however = inevitable.
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How it is used
- Inevitable, bound to happen by logical necessity - 这是必然的结果 (zhè shì bìrán de jiéguǒ) this is the inevitable result.
- More deterministic and formal than 一定 (yídìng, certainly): 必然 implies a cause-and-effect must. Contrasts directly with 偶然 (ǒurán, by chance).
- Often 必然会/必然性 (is bound to / inevitability); common in reasoning and essays.