All words › HSK 3 不得不 bù dé bù HSK 3 · word 1302 of 3,000 Your browser does not support audio playback. Meaning have no choice or option but to cannot but have to Example sentence 她不得不哭。 tā bù dé bù kū She could not refrain from tears. Characters in 不得不 不 bù no; not so 得 dé to obtain Learned around the same time 不必 bù bì need not 不断 bù duàn unceasing 不论 bù lùn whatever 补 bǔ to repair 补充 bǔ chōng to replenish 不安 bù ān unpeaceful 不光 bù guāng not the only one 不仅 bù jǐn not just; not limited to 布 bù cloth 步 bù a step 部 bù ministry 部门 bù mén department Study 不得不 with spaced-repetition flashcards →