HSK 4 vocabulary › 不得不
不得不
不得不 in English: have no choice or option but to; cannot but
bù dé bù
have no choice or option but to; cannot but
How to pronounce 不得不
bù dé bù (without tone marks: bu de bu). bù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; dé is a second (rising) tone; bù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 不得不
不 bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
得 dé
to obtain; to get; to gain
to obtain; to get; to gain
不 bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
Example sentences with 不得不
| 街角的电影院已经开了四十年，但是最近观众越来越少，经理不得不考虑关门。 | from New Viewers at the Old Cinema |
Related words
| 不 | bù | no; not so | HSK 1 |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it | HSK 1 |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me | HSK 1 |
| 觉得 | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ... | HSK 2 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember | HSK 3 |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned; regardless of | HSK 4 |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely | HSK 4 |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to | HSK 4 |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly | HSK 4 |