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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22should%22_with_%22yinggai%22 Expressing "should" with "yinggai"] (A2)
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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22had_better%22_with_%22zuihao%22 Expressing "had better" with "zuihao"] (B1)
    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Declaring_the_only_option_with_%22zhihao%22 Declaring the only option with "zhihao"] (B2)
    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22have_to%22_with_budebu Expressing "have to" with budebu] (B2)
    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Adding_emphasis_with_%22fei....buke%22 Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"] (C1)
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_obligations Expressing obligations], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Giving_commands Giving commands]
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%BE%97 得]
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Learning how to use 得 (děi) to mean "must" must be done by those wishing to master Chinese!
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Structure|1 Structure]] * [[#Examples|2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Videos|4.1 Videos]] ** [[#Books|4.2 Books]]
== Structure == Normally, when you see 得, it's a particle and is pronounced "de." However, it can also be an [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Auxiliary_verb auxiliary verb]. In this case it's pronounced ''děi'' and means "must."
Subj. + 得 + [Verb Phrase]
== Examples ==
* 我们 ''得'' 走 了 。Wǒmen ''děi'' zǒu le.We have to leave. * 时间 不 早 了，我 ''得'' 回家 了。Shíjiān bù zǎo le, wǒ ''děi'' huíjiā le.It's getting late. I have to go home. * 他 是 你 弟弟 ，你 ''得'' 帮 他 。Tā shì nǐ dìdi, nǐ ''děi'' bāng tā.He is your younger brother. You must help him. * 不 好意思 ，你 ''得'' 马上 离开 。Bù hǎoyìsi, nǐ ''děi'' mǎshàng líkāi.Sorry, you have to get out of here right now. * 在 学校 就 ''得'' 听 老师 的 话 。Zài xuéxiào jiù ''děi'' tīng lǎoshī de huà.You have to listen to the teacher at school. * 你 ''得'' 先 付钱 再 进 。Nǐ ''děi'' xiān fù qián zài jìn.You need to pay before you come inside. * 是 你 的 错 ，你 ''得'' 道歉 。Shì nǐ de cuò, nǐ ''děi'' dàoqiàn.It's your fault. You must apologize. * 他 没有 经验 ，你 ''得'' 教教 他 。Tā méiyǒu jīngyàn, nǐ ''děi'' jiāojiao tā.He doesn't have experience. You must teach him. * 明天 去 面试 ，你 ''得'' 穿 得 正式 一点 。Míngtiān qù miànshì, nǐ ''děi'' chuān de zhèngshì yīdiǎn.You must wear something more formal for tomorrow's job interview. * 你 病 得 太 厉害 了，''得''去 看 医生。Nǐ bìng de tài lìhai le, ''děi'' qù kàn yīshēng.You are really sick, you must go see a doctor.
== See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Would_like_to%22_with_xiang "Would like to" with xiang] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Wanting_to_do_something_with_yao Wanting to do something with yao] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Auxiliary_verb Auxiliary verb] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Auxiliary_verb_%22hui%22_for_%22will%22 Auxiliary verb "hui" for "will"] == Sources and further reading == === Videos === * Yoyo Chinese: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L11Ulml2rJE&list=PL94A5E422FB99CDDD&index=17 "Have to and Don't have to"] === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_1_(3rd_ed) Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)] (pp. 164-5) [http://amzn.to/2xe9H5W →buy] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/40_Lessons_for_Basic_Chinese_Course_(%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD40%E8%AF%BE%E4%B8%8B%E5%86%8C%EF%BC%89 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册）] (pp. 301) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001FTL8D8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001FTL8D8&linkCode=as2&tag=allset-20 →buy]
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