HSK 4 · adverb · Practice

不得不

bùdébù

to have to; cannot but

下雨了,我们不得不回家。

Xià yǔ le, wǒmen bùdébù huí jiā.

It's raining, so we have no choice but to go home.

出差的事很急,他不得不改变旅行计划。

Chūchāi de shì hěn jí, tā bùdébù gǎibiàn lǚxíng jìhuà.

The business trip was urgent, so he had no choice but to change his travel plans.

因为下雨,比赛不得不中断。

Yīnwèi xià yǔ, bǐsài bùdébù zhōngduàn。

Because of the rain, the match had to be interrupted.