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别无选择

bié wú xuǎn zé · bie wu xuan ze

Traditional 別無選擇

Meaning

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  1. to have no other choice
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One kind of coffee

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)这家(zhèjiā)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)只(zhǐ)卖(mài)一种(yīzhǒng)咖啡(kāfēi)。

    Today this cafe sells only one kind of coffee.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)别无选择(biéwúxuǎnzé)，就(jiù)喝(hē)这个(zhège)吧(ba)。

    Then we have no choice. Let us just drink this.

  3. Liangliang

    别无选择(biéwúxuǎnzé)是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    What does 别无选择 mean?

  4. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)没有(méiyǒu)别的(biéde)选择(xuǎnzé)，像(xiàng)现在(xiànzài)这样(zhèyàng)。

    It means there is no other option, like now.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)对面(duìmiàn)就(jiù)有(yǒu)一家(yījiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)。

    But there is a teahouse right across the street.

  6. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)有(yǒu)选择(xuǎnzé)！

    Ha, then we do have a choice!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)除(chú)了(le)坐(zuò)飞(fēi)机(jī)外(wài)别(bié)无(wú)选(xuǎn)择(zé)。

I have no choice except going by air.

Tatoeba: Chinese by peipei · English by easononizuka · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)别(bié)无(wú)选(xuǎn)择(zé)只(zhǐ)能(néng)冒(mào)着(zhe)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)。

We have no choice but to risk it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by pig8322 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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