Definition
别无选择 is a fixed four-character expression meaning 'to have no other choice' or 'to have no alternative'. It is used in formal or narrative contexts to describe a situation where one is forced to act a certain way because no other options exist. It often appears after a clause describing the circumstance, as in 在这种情况下……别无选择.
v.p.
to have no other choiceto have no alternative
Examples
- ，别无选择。Zài nà zhǒng qíngkuàng xià, wǒmen bié.In that kind of situation, we had no other choice.
- ，别无选择，。Wèile gōngsī de fāzhǎn, wǒ bié, zhǐ néng tóngyì tāmen de yāoqiú.For the company's development, I had no alternative but to agree to their demands.
- ，别无选择，。Jìrán yǐjīng méiyǒu tuìlù, wǒmen bié, zhǐ néng jìxù qiánjìn.Since there is no way back, we have no choice but to keep moving forward.
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