Adding emphasis with "fei....buke"
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fei.....buke"can be generally used to emphasis something must be done or must be someone.actually it has the similar meaning with"bixu".but it can be used in different situations.
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非+Verb/Person(你，他，你们，小王......)
to express strong desire and determination
used before a verb,this usage has the feeling that the speaker has strong desire and determination to do something.
Examples
- 我 非 学好汉语不可。
- 我 非 弄懂这个问题不可。
to express necessity
this usage can be used to indicate that something must be done under certain situation.
Examples
- 这次去谈生意，只有小王最熟悉那种产品，他非 去不可。
- 干这项工作，人手不够， 非 增加人口不可。
- 这封信非 答复不可。
to predict the future events
according to the existing situation,someone predict that something will happen in the future.
Examples
- 你们不好好练球，明天的球赛非 输不可。
- 你再这样干坏事下去，非 进监狱不可。
Sources and further reading
Books
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (p.205) →buy
