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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 不得已而为之
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 不得已而为之 | bù dé yǐ ér wéi zhī | - to have no other choice - to be the last resort |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 35,329 | 48,527 | 45,689 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 得 | dé | - to obtain - to get - to gain - to catch (a disease) - proper - suitable - proud - contented - to allow - to permit - ready - finished |
| 得 | de | - structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 | děi | - to have to - must - ought to - to need to |
| 已 | yǐ | - already - to stop - then - afterwards |
| 而 | ér | - and - as well as - and so - but (not) - yet (not) - (indicates causal relation) - (indicates change of state) - (indicates contrast) |
| 为 | wéi | - as (in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do - by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 | wèi | - because of - for - to |
| 为 | wéi | - variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 为 | wèi | - variant of 為|为[wei4] |
| 之 | zhī | - (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) - him - her - it |
Other Words Containing 不得已而为之
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 不得已而为之 | - | - | 35,329 | 48,527 | 45,689 |