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非得

fēi děi
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adverb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must

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Grammar

Guides that feature 非得

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HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 5+ 7 min
Committed Choice with 非得

Use 非得 to express insistence, pressure, or a must-do choice.

Reading: fēi děi Open guide

Words Containing 非得

情非得已
qíng fēi dé yǐ

compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)

Child Words of 非得

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

非
fēi

to not be; not