to have to ()
HSK 4
Traditional
不得不 (unaltered)
Radicals
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Examples
由于天气原因，我们不得不取消活动。 yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, wǒmen bùdébù qǔxiāo huódòng. - Due to the weather, we had to cancel the event.
他生病了，不得不去看医生。 tā shēngbìngle, bùdébù qù kàn yīshēng. - He got sick and had to see a doctor.
为了赶上班车，我不得不早起。 wèile gǎn shàng bānchē, wǒ bùdébù zǎo qǐ. - To catch the bus, I had to get up early.
工作太多，我不得不加班。 gōngzuò tài duō, wǒ bùdébù jiābān. - There was too much work, and I had to work overtime.
他的计划失败了，不得不重新开始。 tā de jìhuà shībàile, bùdébù chóngxīn kāishǐ. - His plan failed, and he had to start over.
Characters
不 bù - not; no (negation) | HSK 1
得 de - [particle to connect verb to adverb] | HSK 2
得 de - feel | HSK 4