HSK 5
Correct

非……不可

/ fēi……bùkě /
Strokes
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Formula

1
非 + Verb/Verb phrase + 不可
2
非 + Noun/Noun phrase + 不可
3
不 + Optative Verb + 不

Definition

非……不可 emphasize obligation and certainty, it means "must/have to/to insist on doing something". 不可 can be changed into 不行, 不成.

 

Double negation (二次否定) is to use two negatives words before or after the major verb or optative verb in a sentence to emphasize affirmation. It reaches a stronger effect than a declarative sentence.

Example

"非 + Verb/Verb phrase + 不可" means "must do something" or "to insist on doing something".
非 + Verb/Verb phrase + 不可
1
ma
妈妈
ràng
yóuyǒng
游泳
  
,
fēi
不可
  

His mom didn't want him to go swimming, but he insisted on going.

2
Yào
xiǎng
gāo
提高
hàn
汉语
kǒu
口语
shuǐpíng
水平
  
,
fēi
duō
shuō
duō
liàn
不可
  

If you want to improve oral Chinese, you have to speak more and practice more.

"非 + Noun/Noun phrase + 不可". ( The verb is omitted here. )
非 + Noun/Noun phrase + 不可
3
shuō
le
fēi
zhè
běn
shū
不可
  
,
其他
de
shū
dōu
yào
不要
  

She said she must buy this book, she didn't want any other .

4
Jīntiān
今天
men
我们
yào
chī
chuāncài
四川菜
  
,
érqiě
而且
fēi
zhège
这个
fàndiàn
饭店
不可
  

Today we're going to eat Sichuan food, and we must eat in this restaurant.

非……不可, It is used to indicate "someone will certainly do or is very likely to do something for some reasons" .
5
zhème
这么
wǎn
huíjiā
回家
  
,
ma
妈妈
fēi
不可
  

You came back home so late, Mom must shout at you.

6
shàng
上课
  
,
lǎoshī
老师
fēi
shēng
生气
不可
  

You don't go to class, the teacher must be very angry.

In spoken Chinese, 不可 is often omitted if 非 is used before 要, 得 or polysyllabic verbs or verb phrases.
However, if 非 is used before the Noun phrase, 不可 can not be omitted.
7
fēi
yào
  
(
不可
  
)
  

He insisted on going.

8
Zhè
jiàn
shì
yào
bàn
hǎo
fēi
不可
  

This thing must be done by you.

Double negation.
Double negation is to use two negatives words before or after the major verb or optative verb in a sentence to emphasize affirmation. It reaches a stronger effect than a declarative sentence.

Many optative verbs can be used in the pattern "不 + Optative Verb + 不 ”to emphasize affirmation.
不 + Optative Verb + 不
9
Zhèxiē
这些
méiyǒu
没有
huì
不会
zuò
de
  
  
(
méiyǒu
没有
huì
不会
zuò
  
=
huì
zuò
  
)

He can answer all these questions.

10
Zhè
sài
比赛
néng
能不
cānjiā
参加
  
  
(
néng
能不
cānjiā
参加
  
=
必须
cānjiā
参加
  
)

You have to take part in this race.

Exercise

一. Complete the following sentences with "非……不可" and the words given in the brackets:

1. 你想减肥,( )。( 锻炼 )

2. 这份工作要求会说汉语,所以你想得到这个工作,( )。( 会说汉语)

3. 在这里经理说了算, 所以你要想请假,( )。( 同意 )

4. 上次说谎你爸爸就生气了,这次你爸爸( )。( 打 )

5. 这么有意思的笑话,大家听了( )。( 笑 )

6. 如果他知道你欺骗了他,( )。 ( 分手 )

7. 这个包装这么多东西,( )。( 坏 )

8. 放在这儿的话,自行车( )。 ( 丢 )

 

二. Rewrite the sentences with Double negation:

1. 张爱玲的小说我都读过。

2. 成龙的电影我都看过。

3. 我了解这儿所有的情况。

4. 工作的事情我必须跟父母商量一下。

5. 这个消息我应该告诉他。

6. 这件事情他一定知道。