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不得已

Word

to have no choice but to do something

bù dé yǐ

bu4de2yi3HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. to have no choice but to do something
  2. to have to do something you do not want to do

Examples

  • 太贵了,我不得已买了便宜的。

    tài guì le, wǒ bù dé yǐ mǎi le pián yi de

    It was too expensive, so I had to buy the cheap one.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他不得已向朋友借了钱。

    tā bù dé yǐ xiàng péng you jiè le qián

    He had no choice but to borrow money from a friend.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 不得已

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Words with 不得已

不得已而为之bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhīto have no other choiceWord万不得已wàn bù dé yǐonly when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resortWord迫不得已pò bù dé yǐto have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstancesWord
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