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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
總得 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
總得 ＝ 總 ＋ 得
ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄟˇ · zǒngděi
aux — must after all, have got to (sooner or later)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

總always, after all (總是)zǒng
得must, have to (得要)děi
總得，總是的總，得要的得。
關 · Related
總是zǒngshìthe same 總總算zǒngsuànthe same 總 — at long last