HSK 4 grammar · pattern
X也得X，不X也得X
X也得X，不X也得X — have to X, willing or not
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
X也得X，不X也得X says something is unavoidable no matter one's wishes — "you have to X whether you want to or not". 得 here reads děi ("must"), and the two halves cover both the willing and the unwilling case.
Examples
这药苦，吃也得吃，不吃也得吃。
Zhè yào kǔ, chī yě děi chī, bù chī yě děi chī.
The medicine is bitter, but you have to take it whether you like it or not.
任务定了，去也得去，不去也得去。
Rènwù dìng le, qù yě děi qù, bú qù yě děi qù.
The assignment is set; you're going whether you want to or not.
你今天累也得干，不累也得干。
Nǐ jīntiān lèi yě děi gàn, bú lèi yě děi gàn.
Today you have to work whether you're tired or not.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, X也得X，不X也得X is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.