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非...不可 (fēi ... bù kě): Must — Meaning & Usage

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非……不可
非 • fēi • un-; non-; short for Africa • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
fēi非

un-; non-; short for Africa

不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù不

not; no

可 • kě • can, may; to approve, to permit • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
kě可

can, may; to approve, to permit

Word Info

Pinyinfēi ... bù kě
Meaningmust; have to; absolutely need to
Characters3
Syntax—

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 非...不可.

Words with 非
  • 非常fēi chángextremely
  • 除非chú fēionly if; only when; unless
  • 非洲fēi zhōuAfrica
  • 并非bìng fēireally not
  • 无非wú fēinothing but; no more than; simply
  • 是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel; dispute
  • 非法fēi fǎillegal; unlawful; illicit
  • 莫非mò fēiCould it be that
Words with 不
  • 不要bù yàodon't!
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 不错bù cuòcorrect
Words with 可
  • 可以kě yǐcan; may
  • 可能kě néngperhaps; possibly
  • 可爱kě àilovely; loveable
  • 可怜kě liánpitiful; to have pity on
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
  • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
  • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
  • 不同bù tóngdifferent
    • 可惜
    kě xī
    it's a pity
  • 可是kě shìbut
  • 可怕kě pàfrightening; dreadful
  • 可见kě jiànit is thus clear that; visible; visual
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 非...不可

    míng明
    tiān天
    yào要
    jiāo交
    zuò作
    yè业
    ，
    wǒ我
    fēi非
    jīn今
    tiān天
    xiě写
    wán完
    bù不
    kě可
    。
    I have to finish my homework today, since it's due tomorrow.
    hái孩
    zi子
    shēng生
    bìng病
    le了
    ，
    mā妈
    ma妈
    fēi非
    wèi为
    le了
    gǎn赶
    shàng上
    zǎo早
    bān班
    fēi飞
    jī机
    ，
    mǎ马
    shàng上
    dài带
    tā他
    qù去
    yī医
    yuàn院
    bù不
    kě可
    。
    The child is sick, so the mother absolutely must take him to the hospital right away.
    wǒ我
    men们
    fēi非
    wǔ五
    diǎn点
    qǐ起
    chuáng床
    bù不
    kě可
    。
    In order to catch the early flight, we have to get up at five o'clock.