不得已 meaning in English
to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to
Meaning of 不得已
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bùdéyǐ
- to act against one's will
- to have no alternative but to
- to have to
- to have no choice
- must
不得已 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这不是我们的错……大家都是逼不得已才这么做。
It wasn't our fault... We all had to do it.
Stroke order for each character
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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得 dé · to obtain · 11 strokes
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已 yǐ · already · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 不得已.
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 得到 | dédào | to get; to obtain; to receive |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 记得 | jìde | to remember |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
Questions about 不得已
What does 不得已 mean?
不得已 (bùdéyǐ) means "to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 不得已?
不得已 is made of 3 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 得 (11 strokes), 已 (3 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 不得已 an HSK word?
Yes. 不得已 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.