不得不 bù dé bù have to
have to; have no choice but to; cannot but
怎么记住“不得不”: 不 not + 得 get = have to.
汉字
用法
- 'Have no choice but to / cannot but' - expresses forced action - 我不得不承认 (wǒ bùdébù chéngrèn) I have to admit; 不得不放弃 (bùdébú fàngqì) had no choice but to give up.
- A double negative (不得 'cannot' + 不 'not') that yields a reluctant 'must'. Stronger and more reluctant than 必须 (bìxū, must) or 得 (děi, have to).
- Emphasizes external compulsion - you'd rather not, but circumstances force it.
例句
- 我们也不得不做 Wǒmen yě bùdébú zuòWe'll have to do that, too.
- 你有可能不得不那么做。 Nǐ yǒu kěnéng bùdébú nàme zuò.There's a possibility you'll have to do that.
- 这些都是你不得不做的吗？ Zhèxiē dōu shì nǐ bùdébú zuò de ma?Is that all you have to do?