不得已 bùdéyǐ HSK7 have no choice Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 2 sentences 他说这话实是有不得已的苦衷。 tā shuō zhè huà shí shì yǒu bùdéyǐ de kǔzhōng. He said this truly because he had no other choice. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary我也是出于不得已,才开口向你借钱的。 wǒ yě shì chūyú bùdéyǐ, cái kāikǒu xiàng nǐ jièqián de. I only asked to borrow money from you because I had no other choice. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary