不得已 Pronunciation and Pinyin
不得已 Usage and Examples
No choice
As a last resort
Forced
他们不得已只能关闭掉这些商店。
They have to close off the stores.
他受伤严重，不得已只好放弃工作。
He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work.
The characters in 不得已
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 不
- bù不 bèi被 cǎi采nà纳not adopted, not accepted
- bù不yī一different, varied
- bù不yí一huì会er儿soon, shortly
- bù不yí一huì会er儿gōng功fū夫in a short while, in a moment
- bù不yí一dìng定huì会chū出xiàn现de的not necessarily happen, may not happen
- bù不yí一yàng样de的different, unique
- bù不sān三bú不sì四de的Disreputable, Shady
- bù不sān三bú不sì四de的rén人Disreputable people, Shady characters
- bú不shàng上jìn进Unambitious, Unmotivated
- bú不xià下cannot hold, cannot tolerate
- bú不xià下táng堂Not divorce, Not dismiss
- bù不yǔ与shì世sú俗tóng同liú流Not going with the flow, Not conforming
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Open the tool →Questions about 不得已
What does 不得已 mean in Chinese?
不得已 (bù dé yǐ) means “no choice, as a last resort, Forced”.
How do you pronounce 不得已?
不得已 is pronounced bù dé yǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “No choice” in Chinese?
“No choice” is 不得已 (bù dé yǐ) in Chinese.
How is 不得已 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 不得已, each with pinyin and an English translation.