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非要

fēiyào
adverb

Meanings

  1. 1 to insist on (doing something)
  2. 2 must; simply have to
  3. 3 it must be (someone or something)

Examples

HSK 2
天这么晚了，他非要出去。
Tiān zhème wǎn le, tā fēiyào chūqu.
It's so late, but he insists on going out.
HSK 4
这件事我非要弄清楚不可。
Zhè jiàn shì wǒ fēiyào nòng qīngchu bùkě.
I simply have to get to the bottom of this.
HSK 5
这个问题非要你亲自去才能解决。
Zhège wèntí fēiyào nǐ qīnzì qù cái néng jiějué.
This problem can only be solved if you go in person.

Tips

grammar
Often closed by 不可 or 不行: 非要 ... 不可 'simply must'. In speech the 要 may drop (我非去不可), and 非得 is a close synonym. Said about other people it usually sounds stubborn: they insist although they have been told not to.

Stroke Order

非 fēi
要 yào