bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī

Traditional: 不得已而為之

不得已而为之 (bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī) is a Chinese word meaning “to have no other choice; to be the last resort”.

Meanings

  1. 1to have no other choice
  2. 2to be the last resort

Characters in 不得已而为之

不bù · no; not so得dé · to obtain已yǐ · already而ér · and为wéi · as (in the capacity of)之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

Related words

不no; not so得to obtain得used in 得瑟[de4 se5]得structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc得to have to因为because; owing to; on account of已经already为什么why?觉得to think that ...; to feel that ...为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]

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