不得不 in English bu4 de2 bu4 Meaning

Meanings

• have no choice or option but to
• cannot but
• have to
• can't help it
• can't avoid

Pinyin

bu4 de2 bu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 得de2to obtain 不bu4(negative prefix)