HSK 6 vocabulary › 不得已
不得已
不得已 in English: to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to
bù dé yǐ
to act against one's will; to have no alternative but to
How to pronounce 不得已
bù dé yǐ (without tone marks: bu de yi). bù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; dé is a second (rising) tone; yǐ is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 不得已
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
已 yǐ
already; to stop; then
already; to stop; then
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 |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already | HSK 2 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 记得 | jì de | to remember | HSK 3 |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but | HSK 4 |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned; regardless of | HSK 4 |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely | HSK 4 |