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不得不

bùdébù

have no choice or option but to

HSK 4

Meaning of 不得不 in English

bùdébùHSK 4adverbSyllabus #1051
  1. have no choice or option but to
  2. cannot but
  3. have to
  4. can't help it
  5. can't avoid

Example sentences

  1. 她不得不放弃这个计划。
    tā bù dé bù fàng qì zhè ge jì huà。
    She was obliged to give up the plan.
    Tatoeba #2456076 by fenfang557 · #312382 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 你有可能不得不那么做。
    nǐ yǒu kě néng bù dé bù nà me zuò。
    There's a possibility you'll have to do that.
    Tatoeba #8969850 by WilsonWong · #7221805 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你有可能不得不那么做。
    nǐ yǒu kě néng bù dé bù nà me zuò。
    There's a possibility that you'll have to do that.
    Tatoeba #8969850 by WilsonWong · #7221806 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences