情非得已

qíng fēi dé yǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. compelled by the circumstances (to do sth)
  2. 2. (have) no other choice (but do sth)
  3. 3. (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love

Child Words of 情非得已

已
yǐ

already

得
dé

to obtain

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

情
qíng

feeling

非
fēi

to not be; not

非得
fēi děi

(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must