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不得不

bù dé bù
HSK 4
have no choice or option but to
adverb

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Example Sentences

下雨了，我们不得不取消旅行。
xiàyǔ le ， wǒmen bùdébù qǔxiāo lǚxíng 。
It's raining, we have no choice but to cancel the trip.
他不得不加班，因为项目很紧急。
tā bùdébù jiābān ， yīnwèi xiàngmù hěn jǐnjí 。
He has to work overtime because the project is urgent.
我不得不承认，我错了。
wǒ bùdébù chéngrèn ， wǒ cuò le 。
I have to admit that I was wrong.

Words with similar meanings

非要fēiyào
have to
More colloquial, indicates a strong necessity.
必须bìxū
must
Denotes a stronger sense of obligation or requirement.

Words Starting With 不

不客气bù kè qi
you're welcome; impolite; rude; blunt; don't mention it
不仅bù jǐn
not only (this one); not just (...) but also
不但bù dàn
not only (... but also...)
不管bù guǎn
"no matter (what, how); regardless of; no matter"
不过bù guò
only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic)

Words Ending With 不

要不yào bù
"otherwise; or; or else; how about...? (one choice or the other); either this, or else..."

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不bù · (negative prefix), not, no
HSK 1
›得dé · need, must, have to, be sure to›不bù · (negative prefix), not, no
HSK 1
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Public Lists with 不得不

HSK 4
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Grammar Points

HSK 4
Expressing "have to" with "budebu"
HSK 6
Comparing "budebu" and "zhihao"