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不得不
bùdébù
1. have no choice or option but to
2. cannot but
3. have to
4. can't help it
5. can't avoid
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
得
dé
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
HSK 2 11 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶

Example Sentences (1)

但是很多时候，我们不得不去做一些自己不愿意做甚至是非常不喜欢的工作。
Dànshì hěn duō shíhòu, wǒmen bùdébù qù zuò yīxiē zìjǐ bù yuànyì zuò shènzhì shì fēicháng bù xǐhuan de gōngzuò.
But often, we have to do some work we don't want to do, even really dislike.
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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
1,546 of 84,292