不得不

bù dé bù

Dictionary entry

have no choice or option but to

What does 不得不 mean?

不得不 (bù dé bù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1have no choice or option but to

2cannot but

3have to

4can't help it

5can't avoid

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-得déto obtain · to get

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不得不

bù dé bù

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