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Expressing “must" with "feidei"

非得 (fēiděi) can be translated as "must" or "have to." Usually it appears in the grammar structure 非得...不可/不行/不成, which expresses something is supposed to be a certain way and not change, or that something will certainly happen.

Structure

Statement, 非 (得) + Action + 不可 / 不行

Keywords
非得 · 非 · 得 · 可 · must
Used for
Expressing obligations · Giving commands
Classification
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