<p>无论如何，你一定要平安。<br>
Whatever goes down, yo ass gotta stay in one piece. (US)<br>
No matter how, you must stay safe. (UK)</p>

<p>I would put 你一定要 as you must, you gotta</p>

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I like this answer because it's funny and it's true depending on who is interpreting it.
Huangism
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A bit of fun is important! I am a big fan of Negro American, it is so refreshingly different to English.
Gangosa
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Please be safe, no matter what. - to me, the original sentence sounds like what a girl would say to her boyfriend when he goes to a war. So this is how I would translate it. But English is not my first language, so I won't write an answer.
EXL
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Gangosa
<p>Not an exact translation, but this is how we(or I) would say it in English:
- No matter what (happens), be sure to stay safe.</p>

<p>Side note:
"Be sure" would be more like 务必 (be sure to)</p>

<p>Also, props to the wicked street translation haha</p>

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milk
<p>无论如何 means "no matter what"</p>

<p>The verb 要 means "need <strong>to be</strong>" here in this sentence, because it is followed by an adjective 平安(safe).</p>

<p>一定<strong>要</strong>平安 means " <strong>need to be</strong>  safe for sure"</p>

<p>If the verb 要 is followed by a noun, for example 一定要一千美元, then 要 would simply mean "need" - "need $1000 for sure"</p>

<p><em>If the verb 要 is followed by another verb, then 要 would be a modal verb in the sentence, for example: "you need to kill him"</em></p>

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Does this translate roughly to "No matter what, you definitely need to be safe"?
pbeta
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*Does this translate roughly to "No matter what, you definitely need to be safe"*   -- It is correct.
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Tang Ho
<p>Does this mean "Anyway, you must be safe" or "Anyway, you are certainly safe"?</p>

<p>I think it is the former, but I am not sure.</p>

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Translation of "无论如何, 你一定要平安"
# Translation of "无论如何, 你一定要平安"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-20)

Does this mean "Anyway, you must be safe" or "Anyway, you are certainly safe"?

I think it is the former, but I am not sure.

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### Answer by username_5 on 2016-11-20. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

无论如何 means "no matter what"

The verb 要 means "need **to be**" here in this sentence, because it is followed by an adjective 平安(safe).

一定**要**平安 means " **need to be** safe for sure"

If the verb 要 is followed by a noun, for example 一定要一千美元, then 要 would simply mean "need" - "need $1000 for sure"

*If the verb 要 is followed by another verb, then 要 would be a modal verb in the sentence, for example: "you need to kill him"*

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Does this translate roughly to "No matter what, you definitely need to be safe"?  
> **username_5**: *Does this translate roughly to "No matter what, you definitely need to be safe"*   -- It is correct.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-20. Score: 5

无论如何，你一定要平安。  
Whatever goes down, yo ass gotta stay in one piece. (US)  
No matter how, you must stay safe. (UK)

I would put 你一定要 as you must, you gotta

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I like this answer because it's funny and it's true depending on who is interpreting it.  
> **username_1**: A bit of fun is important! I am a big fan of Negro American, it is so refreshingly different to English.  
> **username_3**: Please be safe, no matter what. - to me, the original sentence sounds like what a girl would say to her boyfriend when he goes to a war. So this is how I would translate it. But English is not my first language, so I won't write an answer.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2016-11-21. Score: 0

Not an exact translation, but this is how we(or I) would say it in English:
- No matter what (happens), be sure to stay safe.

Side note:
"Be sure" would be more like 务必 (be sure to)

Also, props to the wicked street translation haha


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