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非得

fēi děi

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

非得 (fēi děi) means "(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 非得 means

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

How 非得 is used in grammar

非得 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Emphatic Constructions: 非…不可 (HSK 6)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 7-9, adverbs (语气副词).

The characters in 非得

• 非fēito not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…

Words containing 非得

• 情非得已qíng fēi dé yǐcompelled by the circumstances (to do sth); (have) no other choice (but do sth)…

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• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read fēi děi correctly.
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