非

insist on; have to, not; rather than, non-

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adverb Common #5,256
insist on; have to Used to emphasize that someone insists on doing something or feels they must do it, often in the pattern 非……不可.
CH: 今晚非做到我完全满意不可。
EN: Tonight, I absolutely have to get it done to my complete satisfaction.

只有当我明白生命是一场非赢不可的比赛我才看得见我是心中只有歌曲的陌生人

Only when I understand that life is a game I must win can I see myself as a stranger with nothing but songs in my heart.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

今晚非做到我完全满意不可

I have to get it done to my complete satisfaction tonight.

— 红磨坊 (2001)

你不一定非得出卖肉体

You don't necessarily have to sell your body.

— 红磨坊 (2001)

非逼我见面这要是被别人看见了我这警察还做不做了

You just had to force me to meet you. If someone saw us, how could I keep being a cop?

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

因为他觉得没有希望因为他非走不可

Because he felt there was no hope and had no choice but to leave.

— 指环王3:王者无敌 (2003)

这娘儿们回去我非非抽她不行

That bitch—when I get back, I swear I’m gonna slap her.

— 洗澡 (1999)

干他说:“今天你非说不可”

He said, “You have to say it today.”

— 好家伙 (1990)

我们这次非打不可

We have no choice but to fight this time.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

夏大叔,我想问问要是非抬不可的话村里是不是有困难?

Uncle Xia, I wanted to ask—if it absolutely has to be raised, is the village having some kind of difficulty?

— 我的父亲母亲 (1999)

因为非开车不可…

Because I have no choice but to drive...

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

非剁了你

I swear I'll chop you up.

— 阳光灿烂的日子 (1994)

她非招不可

She has no choice but to hire someone.

— 精英部队2:大敌当前 (2010)

你最后非打那一下干什么

Why did you have to hit him one last time?

— Hi, Mom (2021)

非杀不可

It must be killed.

— 地球上的星星 (2007)

非听摇滚乐不行吗

Do you have to listen to rock music?

— 几近成名 (2000)

我们现在非谈这个不可吗?

Do we really have to talk about this now?

— 痛苦与荣耀 (2019)

你们非死不可

You all must die.

— 指环王3:王者无敌 (2003)

知道,可为什麽非是现在?

I know, but why does it have to be now?

— 维多利亚 (2015)

你非来不可

You have to come.

— 大病 (2017)

非等一年不可。

You have to wait a full year.

我好想看好,你永远看不到…你非看不可

I really want to see it. Fine—you’ll never get to see it… You absolutely have to see it.

— 大病 (2017)

我们非找到不可

We have to find it, no matter what.

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

非说有

Insisting that there is one.

— 燃烧 (2018)

非弄死他弄死他

You have to kill him—kill him!

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

好像非开车不行

Looks like I’ll have to drive.

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

你非看不可还没弄好

You really have to see it? It’s not ready yet.

— 大病 (2017)

为什么要这样非要一年吗?

Why does it have to be this way? Does it really have to be a year?

— 战争与和平 (1968)

adverb Rare #17,647
not; rather than A formal way to say something is not the case, or to contrast one choice with another.
CH: 国际问题必须靠外交而非战争解决。
EN: International problems must be solved through diplomacy, not war.

非皇后不爱

I love no one but the empress.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

你所答非所问。

You didn't answer the question.

adverb Rare #22,121
non- A prefix meaning “not” or “not belonging to a category.”
CH: 非工作人员禁止入内。
EN: Non-staff are not allowed to enter.

非紧急必要请勿外出

Please do not go outside unless absolutely necessary.

— 天气之子 (2019)

没什么比非必需品更必需

Nothing is more essential than nonessentials.

— 美丽人生 (1997)

“非虚构类的呢?”

What about nonfiction?

非工作人员禁止入内。

Authorized personnel only.

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