非得

fēiděi

adverb HSK 7-9 #3,800

Meanings

1 must
2 have to
3 insist on

Characters

not; must (emphatic)

Examples

HSK 1

你非得现在走吗？

Nǐ fēiděi xiànzài zǒu ma?

Do you really have to leave now?

HSK 6

他非得亲眼看看才相信。

Tā fēiděi qīnyǎn kànkan cái xiāngxìn.

He insists on seeing it with his own eyes before he believes it.

Tips

grammar

非得 is often paired with 才 or 不可: 非得...才... (must ... in order to ...) or 非得...不可 (absolutely must). It adds emphasis and slight exasperation.

Stroke Order

非 fēi

得 de