不得已
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Definitions
- (verb) to act against one's will
- to have no alternative but to
- to have to
- to have no choice
- must
Example Sentences
这是不得已的选择。
Zhè shì bùdéyǐ de xuǎnzé
This is a choice made under compulsion
Related Words
选择(xuǎn zé)· to select
→选项(xuǎn xiàng)· to make a choice (between several alternatives)
→一二八事变(Yī Èr bā Shì biàn)· Shanghai Incident of 28th January 1932, Chinese uprising against Japanese quarters of Shanghai
→一夫当关，万夫莫开(yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi)· one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
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- HSK 7-9
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不得已: HSK 6 on the old exam, HSK 7-9 on the new one. See where your old level lands
New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.
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