- 不得不 bùdébù mustto have no choice or option but to; to be compelled by circumstances to act or acknowledge something; cannot but
- 舍不得 shěbude begrudgeto be unwilling to spend, use, or consume something out of frugality or because one values the resource
- 怪不得 guàibude no wonderno wonder; so that's why; expresses that a situation is unsurprising now that the reason is known
- 不得了 bùdéliǎo extremelyto an extreme degree; exceedingly
- 恨不得 hènbude longing towishing one could do something; to hate to be unable to do something; itching to do something
- 不得已 bùdéyǐ have no choiceto act against one's will; to have no alternative but to
- 哭笑不得 kūxiàobùdé laugh or cryTo find a situation both ridiculous and annoying or embarrassing, such that one is caught between laughter and tears and does not know how to react.
- 不得而知 bùdé'érzhī unknownimpossible to know or find out for certain
- 顾不得 gùbude disregardunable to consider or change a course of action; regardless of the consequences or circumstances
- 见不得人 jiànbudérén shamefulshameful; disgraceful
- 求之不得 qiúzhībùdé highly desirableexactly what one has been looking for; most welcome
- 迫不得已 pòbùdéyǐ forcedcompelled by circumstances to act against one's will; having no alternative or choice
- 了不得 liǎobude terribleterrible; awful; (of a situation) serious
- 见不得 jiànbudé unbearableunable to endure or stand the sight of something
- 要不得 yàobude unacceptableintolerable; unacceptable
- 由不得 yóubude beyond controlnot up to someone to decide; to be beyond one's control
- 万不得已 wànbùdéyǐ last resortonly when absolutely essential; as a last resort
- 说不得 shuōbude cannot butto have no choice but to; must; to be forced by circumstances
- 少不得 shǎobudé indispensablecannot do without or is necessary
- 不得已而为之 bùdéyǐ'érwéizhī last resortto do something because one has no other choice or it is the only remaining option
- 不得人心 bùdérénxīn unpopularnot enjoying popular support; being disliked or rejected by the general public
- 怨不得 yuànbude cannot blamecannot blame; should not blame someone for a particular outcome
- 来不得 láibudé inadmissiblecannot allow or tolerate to be present; having no room for
- 不得要领 bùdéyàolǐng miss the pointto fail to grasp the main points
- 使不得 shǐbude unacceptablemust not do something; improper or impermissible in a given context
- 不得劲 bùdéjìn unhandyawkward to use or not functioning smoothly
- 郁郁不得志 yùyùbùdézhì frustratedunfulfilled and depressed due to one's talents or ambitions being unrecognized
- 算不得 suànbùdé not count ascannot be considered as
- 进退不得 jìntuìbùdé dilemmacaught in a difficult situation or stalemate with no room for maneuver
- 免不得 miǎnbude unavoidableimpossible to avoid or bound to happen
- 不得其门而入 bùdéqímén'érrù unable to enterunable to find a way in (to a place, field of study, organization, or profession)
- 上不得台盘 shàngbùdétáipán unpresentable(idiom) lacking in social grace and unfit to be a representative
- 动弹不得 dòngtanbudé immobilizedto be unable to move even a single step
- 容不得 róngbudé cannot allownot permitting or leaving room for something, such as a mistake or delay, due to circumstances
- 舍不得孩子套不住狼 shěbùdeháizitàobùzhùláng nothing venturedone who is not prepared to take risks or make sacrifices will not achieve great things; literally, if you cannot part with the child, you will not catch the wolf
- 眼里容不得沙子 yǎnlǐróngbudéshāzi intolerantunable to tolerate the slightest flaw, mistake, or injustice; not prepared to turn a blind eye to wrongdoing