Chinese

不得不

/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ pu⁵¹/
have no choice but to; cannot but; have to
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese得 “to get; to obtain; to gain, to acquire”

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