不得已 bùdéyǐ have no alternative but to

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Stroke order

不得已 is written in 18 strokes across 3 characters.

不得已 — the Chinese character for have no alternative but to (bùdéyǐ), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 不得已 — have no alternative but to

不 — 4 strokes
得 — 11 strokes
已 — 3 strokes

Senses

to act against one's will
to have no alternative but to
to have to
to have no choice
must

Characters in 不得已

不 bù — no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
得 dé — to obtain; to get; to gain
已 yǐ — already; to stop; then

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

不得已 is pronounced bùdéyǐ and means “have no alternative but to”.

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