Definition
非得 means 'absolutely have to' and is used in the emphatic construction 非得...不可/不行/不成, conveying that something is unavoidable or strongly insisted on. It is stronger than 得 (děi, spoken 'have to') and more emphatic than the formal 必须 ('must'). Unlike 不得不 ('have no choice but to'), 非得 often implies personal insistence or necessity, not just external pressure.
adverb
musthave toabsolutely have to (often in the structure 非得...不可/不行/不成)
Examples
- 非得，。Nǐ fēi děi qīnzì qù yí tàng bùkě, fǒuzé jiějué bù liǎo wèntí.You absolutely have to go yourself; otherwise the problem can't be solved.
- 非得？Tā wèishénme fēi děi mǎi zhème guì de shǒujī?Why does he have to buy such an expensive phone?
- 非得。Wǒ juéde nǐ fēi děi xiànzài jiù cízhí bùxíng.I think you simply must quit right now.
Grammar
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