不得不bù dé bù
to have to

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 不得不.
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得 stroke order svg
不 stroke order svg

Practice writing 不得不 (bù dé bù) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

不得不 consists of 3 characters.

How to Use 不得不 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不得不 with other words naturally.
shuō
neutral
have to say
Verb + Objectwith
zuò
neutral
have to do
Verb + Objectwith
neutral
have to go
Verb + Objectwith
miàn
duì
neutral
have to face
Verb + Objectwith 面对
chéng
rèn
neutral
have to admit
Verb + Objectwith 承认

Example Sentences with 不得不

xué
xiào
I have to go to school.
yóu
suàn
men
fàng
zhè
ge
huà
Due to insufficient budget, we had to give up this plan.
nán
dào
jiē
shòu
zhè
ge
gōng
píng
de
tiáo
jiàn
ma
Do you really have to accept these unfair terms?
yīn
wèi
xià
men
xiāo
cān
Because it's raining, we have to cancel the picnic.
suī
rán
hěn
lèi
dàn
cān
jiā
ge
zhòng
yào
de
huì
Although I'm very tired, I have to attend that important meeting.
bìng
shì
zhè
me
zuò
ér
shì
xuǎn
le
zhè
tiáo
He didn't have to do this; he chose this path himself.
wèi
le
wán
chéng
xiàng
áo
gōng
zuò
To complete the project, he had to work through the night.
wèi
le
gǎn
shàng
bān
chē
xiǎo
pǎo
guò
To catch the last bus, I had to jog all the way there.