Question 1

How do you pronounce 不得已?

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不得已 is pronounced "bù dé yǐ" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 7-9 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 不得已 mean?

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不得已 (bù dé yǐ) means: to have no alternative, to be compelled to, to have no choice but to. It is used as a adjective.

Question 3

How do you write 不得已 in Chinese?

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不得已 is written with 3 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 不得已.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 不得已?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 不得已 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

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Zhuyin:

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Character relationships for 不得已 (bù dé yǐ)

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Traditional:

Zhuyin:

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Related words by character connection

不客气HSK 1

不要HSK 1

对不起HSK 1

不好意思HSK 2

不但HSK 3

不但…而且…HSK 3

不见HSK 3

差不多HSK 3

不过HSK 4

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