不得已 | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

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迫不得已

pò bù dé yǐ
to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances forced into sth

Example Usage
不得已

bù dé yǐ
to act against one's will to have no alternative but to to have to to have no choice must

Example Usage
万不得已 Trad. 萬不得已

wàn bù dé yǐ
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
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不得已而为之 Trad. 不得已而為之

bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī
to have no other choice to be the last resort