不得已

bù dé yǐ

HSK 7 adjective

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Meaning 释义

  1. to act against one's will
  2. to have no alternative but to
  3. to have to
  4. to have no choice
  5. must

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In real sentences 真实例句

这不zhèbu是shì我们wǒmen的de错cuò……大家Dàjiā都dōu是shì逼bī不得已bùdéyǐ才cái这么zhème做zuò。

It wasn't our fault... We all had to do it.

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Related words 相关词

不 bù HSK 1 再 zài HSK 1 才 cái HSK 3 前 qián HSK 1 不过 bù guò HSK 4 不要 bù yào HSK 1 不错 bù cuò HSK 2 位 wèi HSK 2

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