非得

fēiděi

adverb HSK 7-9 #3,800

Meanings

1 must
2 have to
3 insist on

Characters

not; must (emphatic)

Examples

你非得现在走吗？

Nǐ fēiděi xiànzài zǒu ma?

Do you really have to leave now?

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