不得不(bù dé bù): have no choice or option but to
have no choice or option but to
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- bù dé bù
- Meaning
- have no choice or option but to
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 3
- Traditional
- Same
Example sentences
How 不得不 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
他们不得不后撤。
tā men bù dé bù hòu chè
They had no alternative but to retreat.
我们也不得不做
wǒ men yě bù dé bù zuò
We'll have to do that, too.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 不得不 — tap one to open its word page.
not very (clear, far away etc); not too
to get; to obtain; to receive
incorrect
to think that ...; to feel that ...
need not
to remember
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
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