不得不, bùdébù
Meaning: have to
HSK 4 word
Example
下雨了，我不得不带伞。
Xià yǔ le, wǒ bùdébù dài sǎn.
It rained, so I had to bring an umbrella.
More HSK 4 words
- 优秀yōuxiùexcellent
- 特点tèdiǎncharacteristic
- 仔细zǐxìcareful
- 表现biǎoxiànto show, perform
- 不管bùguǎnno matter
- 不过búguòbut, however
- 不仅bùjǐnnot only
- 尽管jǐnguǎndespite
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