迫不得已

pòbù-déyǐ

idiom #15,626

Meanings

1 to have no alternative
2 compelled by circumstances
3 forced into something

Characters

to force; to compel

already; to stop

Examples

他迫不得已才辞职的。

Tā pòbùdéyǐ cái cízhí de.

He had no choice but to resign.

Tips

grammar

Often used with 才 to emphasize that the action was a last resort: 迫不得已才... (only because there was no other choice did...).

Stroke Order

迫 pò

不 bù

得 de

已 yǐ