迫不得已 pò bù dé yǐ

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

迫 pò
HSK 5
coerce, force, compel; urgent
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
已 yǐ
HSK 2
already; finished; stop