We don't have any other choice.
别无选择
to have no other choice
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Meaning and common use
to have no other choice
How 别无选择 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 别无选择 appears in 8 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
Tom has no choice but to go.
I have no choice except going by air.
Words that keep company with 别无选择.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 别无选择.
Directly before
- 我们别无选择3
- 认命别无选择1
- 外别无选择1
- 我别无选择1
- 之外别无选择1
Directly after
- 别无选择只能1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 别无选择
What does 别无选择 mean in Chinese?
别无选择 (biéwúxuǎnzé) means to have no other choice.
How do you pronounce 别无选择?
别无选择 is pronounced biéwúxuǎnzé.
Is 别无选择 an HSK word?
别无选择 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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