HSK 6 HSK V7-9
Correct

不得已

/ bùdéyǐ /
Strokes

Collocation

1
万不得已
2
真是不得已
3
实在不得已
4
出于不得已

Definition

不得已 is an Adjective, which means[ to act against one's will/to have no alternative but to/to have to/to have no choice/must].

Example

As a Verb
1
zhí
辞职
shì
chū
出于
不得已
  

He resigned out of necessity.

2
zhèyàng
这样
zuò
shízài
实在
shì
不得已
  
,
yīnggāi
应该
jiě
理解
  

He did this as a last resort, and you should understand him.

3
fēicháng
非常
tǎoyàn
讨厌
qiàn
biéren
别人
qián
de
gǎnjué
感觉
  
,
suǒ
所以
dào
wàn
万不得已
shì
huì
不会
xiàng
biéren
别人
jiè
qián
de
  

I hate the feeling of owing money to others, so I won't borrow money from others unless I have to.

4
dāngshí
当时
méiyǒu
没有
me
那么
duō
qián
  
,
yǒu
hěn
xiǎng
mǎi
zhè
tào
fáng
房子
  
,
不得已
  
,
zhǐhǎo
只好
xiàng
yínháng
银行
dàikuǎn
贷款
  

I didn't have that much money at the time, and I wanted to buy this house, so I had to take out a loan from the bank.