Vocabulary

不得不

[ bù dé bù ]

Elementary Level(Band 3)

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[ bù ] [ dé ] [ bù ]
Translation

to have to

Phrase

1. 他不得不在死亡和耻辱之间选择。

[ tā bù dé bù zài sǐ wáng hé chǐ rǔ zhī jiān xuǎn zé 。 ]

He had to choose between death and dishonor.

2. 我不得不熬通宵写报告。

[ wǒ bù dé bù āo tōng xiāo xiě bào gào 。 ]

I had to sit up all night writing the report.

3. 因为没有人帮助我,我不得不独立完成这项工作。

[ yīn wèi méi yǒu rén bāng zhù wǒ , wǒ bù dé bù dú lì wán chéng zhè xiàng gōng zuò 。 ]

There being no one to help me, I had to do it all alone.