得要

děiyào
  1. to need
  2. must

CEDICT

Examples

我渴得要命。

I'm dying of thirst.

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我忙得要死。

I'm terribly busy.

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爱她爱得要死。

I loved her to death.

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我愛她愛得要命。

I love her so much I could die.

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我突然肚痛得要命。

All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach.

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Entry Composition

1 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
2 要 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important

Related entries

必需 bìxū
  1. to need
  2. to require
  3. essential
  4. indispensable
你必需马上去那儿。

It is necessary for you to go there immediately.

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要有 yàoyǒu
  1. to need
  2. to require
  3. must have
要有大局观。

We should judge matters on a broader basis.

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需 xū
  1. to require
  2. to need
  3. to want
  4. necessity
  5. need
入场费只需五元。

Admission to the show is $5.

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待 dài
  1. to wait
  2. to treat
  3. to deal with
  4. to need
  5. going to (do sth)
  6. about to
  7. intending to
待著。

Stay.

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一定要 yīdìngyào must
一定要有蘋果。

Apples are necessary.

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