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Character Breakdown
不得已 consists of 3 characters.
How to Use 不得已 in Sentences
Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不得已 with other words naturally.
Example Sentences with 不得已
wǒ我
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
cái才
qù去
xué学
xiào校
。
I had no choice but to go to school.
ruò若
fēi非
zī资
jīn金
liàn链
duàn断
liè裂
，
wǒ我
men们
jué绝
bú不
huì会
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
cái裁
yuán员
。
If it weren't for the broken capital chain, we would never be forced to lay off employees.
nǐ你
dāng当
shí时
shì是
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
cái才
zuò做
chū出
nà那
ge个
jiān艰
nán难
de的
jué决
dìng定
ma吗
？
Were you forced to make that difficult decision at the time?
tā他
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
fàng放
qì弃
le了
lǚ旅
xíng行
jì计
huà划
，
yīn因
wèi为
gōng工
zuò作
tài太
máng忙
。
He had to give up his travel plans because he was too busy with work.
tā他
bìng并
fēi非
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
ér而
wèi为
zhī之
，
chún纯
cuì粹
shì是
gè个
rén人
xuǎn选
zé择
。
He did not do it out of necessity; it was purely a personal choice.
kǎo考
lǜ虑
dào到
hái孩
zi子
de的
jiàn健
kāng康
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
bān搬
lí离
le了
wū污
rǎn染
yán严
zhòng重
de的
chéng城
shì市
。
Considering our child's health, we had no alternative but to move away from the heavily polluted city.
zài在
jǐn紧
jí急
qíng情
kuàng况
xià下
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
cǎi采
qǔ取
le了
lín临
shí时
cuò措
shī施
lái来
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
。
In an emergency, we had no alternative but to take temporary measures to solve the problem.
zài在
tán谈
pàn判
pò破
liè裂
qiě且
shí时
jiān间
jǐn紧
pò迫
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
xià下
，
wǒ我
men们
bù不
dé得
yǐ已
jiē接
shòu受
le了
duì对
fāng方
de的
kē苛
kè刻
tiáo条
kuǎn款
。
With the negotiations broken down and time running out, we were forced to accept the other party's harsh terms.