不得不 bù dé bù
HSK 4 word
Meanings
- have no choice or option but to
- cannot but
- have to
- can't help it
- can't avoid
Characters
- 不 bù: no; not so
- 得 de, děi, dé: structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
Example sentences
我不得不向她道歉。
I must make an apology to her.
Tatoeba #339474 by nickyeow (CC BY 2.0 FR)
她不得不哭。
She could not refrain from tears.
Tatoeba #1740904 by etala (CC BY 2.0 FR)
我们也不得不做
We'll have to do that, too.
Tatoeba #5973393 by zhangxr91 (CC BY 2.0 FR)
Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).