不得不
bù dé bù
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid
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我们也不得不做
wǒ men yě bù dé bù zuò
We'll have to do that, too.
汤姆不得不自己去。
Tāng mǔ bù dé bù zì jǐ qù。
Tom had to go himself.
她不得不待在这儿。
tā bù dé bù dài zài zhè r。
She has had to stay here.