Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 53 entries, showing the closest 20. bùdé 不得 must not bùdébù 不得不 have no choice or option but to bùdéyǐ 不得已 to act against one's will bùdéliǎo 不得了 desperately serious suànbùdé 算不得 not count as pòbùdéyǐ 迫不得已 to have no alternative (idiom) kūxiàobùdé 哭笑不得 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) bùdéérzhī 不得而知 unknown qiúzhībùdé 求之不得 lit. seek but fail to get (idiom) wànbùdéyǐ 万不得已 only when absolutely essential (idiom) wànbùdéyǐ 萬不得已 only when absolutely essential (idiom) bùdéyàolǐng 不得要领 to fail to grasp the main points bùdéyàolǐng 不得要領 to fail to grasp the main points bùdéyǐérwéizhī 不得已而为之 to have no other choice bùdéyǐérwéizhī 不得已而為之 to have no other choice bùdérénxīn 不得人心 not to enjoy popular support bùdéjìn 不得劲 awkward bùdéjìn 不得勁 awkward bùdéqíménérrù 不得其门而入 to be unable to get into (a house, an organization, a field of study, a particular type of career etc) jìntuìbùdé 进退不得 can't advance or retreat (idiom)