别无选择 (bié) — to have no other choice; to have no alternative
Definition
A set phrase meaning 'have no choice but to…', usually followed by 只能 or 只好. Closer to 没有退路 ('no way back') than a standalone verb.
verb
to have no other choiceto have no alternative
Examples
- ,别无选择。Zài nà zhǒng qíng kuàng xià, wǒ men bié.In that kind of situation, we had no other choice.
- ,别无选择,。Wèi le gōng sī de fā zhǎn, wǒ bié, zhǐ néng tóng yì tā men de yāo qiú.For the company's development, I had no alternative but to agree to their demands.
- ,别无选择,。Jì rán yǐ jīng méi yǒu tuì lù, wǒ men bié, zhǐ néng jì xù qián jìn.Since there is no way back, we have no choice but to keep moving forward.
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