Sentence patternsHSK 6
Expressing “must" with 非得
You use 非得...不可 / 不行 to express that something absolutely must happen or be done. This pattern is more emphatic than 必须 (bìxū). In informal speech, 不可 or 不行 is often dropped, but the full structure is common in written Chinese.
構文
Subj. + 非得 + Verb Phrase + 不可 / 不行
a context clause often precedes the subject
Subj. + 非 + Verb Phrase + 不可
the 得 can be omitted, but then 不可 is generally required
例文
- 我非得把作业做完不可。Wǒ fēi děi bǎ zuò yè zuò wán bù kě.I absolutely must finish my homework.
- 他非要去不可。Tā fēi yào qù bù kě.He simply must go.
- 这个问题非得解决不行。Zhè ge wèn tí fēi děi jiě jué bù xíng.This problem absolutely must be solved.
- 你非把真相告诉我不可！Nǐ fēi bǎ zhēn xiàng gào sù wǒ bù kě!You absolutely must tell me the truth!
- 今天的会非得参加不行。Jīn tiān de huì fēi děi cān jiā bù xíng.Today’s meeting must be attended (no way around it).
これを使う単語
- 非得fēi děi(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
- 不行bù xíngwon't do; be out of the question; be no good; not work; not be capable
- 非fēito not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must
- 不可bù kěcannot; should/must not; must (with negative); must VP