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HSK 4 - Medium
Traditional (switch to Simplified)

不得不

bù dé bù

Definition

  1. to have no choice but (to)
    我不得不去。
    I have no choice but to go.
  2. to have no option but (to)
    你不得不向她道歉.
    You have no option but to apologize to her.
  3. cannot but
  4. to have (to)
  5. can't help it
  6. can't avoid
  7. cannot help it
  8. cannot avoid

Character Decomposition

不
=
丆
+
卜
得
=
彳
+
旦
+
寸

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