Definition & Meaning

insist on doing so

Word usage

fēi yào

非 要

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adv.insist on doing so
- tā fēi yào wǒ huí dá
  他非要我回答。
  He pressed me for an answer.
- nǐ wèi shén me fēi yào lǎo tí wǒ lí hūn de shì ne
  你为什么非要老提我离婚的事呢？
  Why do you have to keep dragging up my divorce?

Word usage

Note
"非要" is necessarily used with "不可", "不行", sometimes "不可", "不行" can be omitted.

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