迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ

to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 15617th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to have no alternative (idiom); compelled by circumstances
  2. 2. forced into sth

Characters

Character Meaning
迫 pò HSK 5
to force; to compel; urgent
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
已 yǐ HSK 2
already; then; afterwards