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CHINESE WORD

bù dé yǐ

不得已

must

Numbered pinyin: bu4 de2 yi3
English meanings: to act against one's will, to have no alternative but to, to have to, to have no choice, must

Example sentences

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01
wàn万bùdéyǐ不得已。
Last resort.
02
pò迫bùdéyǐ不得已。
Forced to.
03
bùdéyǐ不得已cái才zhèyàng这样。
Only did this because I had to.
04
méiyou没有bànfǎ办法。
No choice.
05
shízai实在shì是bùdéyǐ不得已。
Really no other way.
06
chūyú出于bùdéyǐ不得已。
Out of necessity.

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