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非得

fēi děi · fei dei

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)烤鸭店(kǎoyādiàn)人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，别(bié)排(pái)了(le)吧(ba)。

    This roast duck place has too many people. Let's not queue.

  2. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)，我(wǒ)非得(fēiděi)吃到(chīdào)不可(bùkě)。

    No, I must eat it, no matter what.

  3. Liangliang

    要(yào)排(pái)两个(liǎnggè)小时(xiǎoshí)呢(ne)！

    It takes two hours of queuing!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)非得(fēiděi)今天(jīntiān)吃到(chīdào)不可(bùkě)，我(wǒ)等(děng)了(le)一个月(yīgèyuè)了(le)。

    I must eat it today. I've waited a month.

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)旁边(pángbiān)坐(zuò)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    Fine, then I'll go sit nearby for a while.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)非得(fēiděi)现在(xiànzài)走(zǒu)吗(ma)？再(zài)陪(péi)我(wǒ)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)！

    Do you have to leave right now? Stay with me five more minutes!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)那(nà)时(shí)非(fēi)得(děi)把(bǎ)农(nóng)场(chǎng)卖(mài)掉(diào)吗(ma)?

Need they have sold the farm?

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)不(bú)必(bì)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)非(fēi)得(děi)自(zì)己(jǐ)来(lái)。

You shouldn't try to do everything by yourself.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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