Must Anyway with X也得X | HSK 4 Chinese Grammar Guide

Pattern

X 也得 X

Use this HSK 4 pattern to make sentence structure, scope, or emphasis explicit instead of relying on word-for-word English order.

累也得坚持。

When to use Must Anyway with X也得X

Read X 也得 X as a sentence tool, not just as vocabulary. First locate the main action or claim, then ask what 得 adds to it.

晚也得去。

Even if it is late, we still have to go.

忙也得吃饭。

Even if busy, you still have to eat.

Do not translate X 也得 X mechanically from English; check the Chinese word order first.
Keep 得 close to the part of the sentence it controls.
Do not overuse the pattern in every sentence; use it when it adds a clear role.

Pratique exatamente este padrão antes de avançar.

累坚持

Even if tired, we must persist

yě děi

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Significados

must anyway