不得不

bù dé bù

must, cannot not

Example Sentences

他们不得不半夜离开。

tā men bù dé bù bàn yè lí kāi.

Coughing, then going into the middle of the night.

任务还没完成,所以周末我们不得不加班。

rèn wù hái méi wán chéng, suǒ yǐ zhōu mò wǒ men bù dé bù jiā bān.

The task was not completed yet, so we had to work overtime on the weekends.

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