得dak1要jiu3

English

1. to need
2. must

Examples

• 我渴得要命。

  I'm dying of thirst.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 我忙得要死。

  I'm terribly busy.

  Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

• 爱她爱得要死。

  I loved her to death.

  Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

• 我高兴得要死。

  I'm so happy I could die.

  Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

• 我愛她愛得要命。

  I love her so much I could die.

  Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

• 我突然肚痛得要命。

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

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY