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不得已
bù​dé​yǐ HSK7

to have no choice

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 不得 bù​dé verb
    cannot
    cannot; to be unable to; often used in set phrases like 不得而知 bù​dé'ér​zhī
  2. 已 yǐ adjectiveadverb
    to stop
    (bound form) to stop; to cease; to end