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不得不 have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
只能 zhǐ néng can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
选择 xuǎn to select; to pick / choice; option; alternative
作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ...; there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
不得已 to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
两难 liǎng nán dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice
吃青春饭 chī qīng chūn fàn to make the most of one's youthfulness in one's choice of employment (e.g. modeling)
莫衷一是 zhōng shì unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion
取舍 shě to select; to make one's choice; to decide what to accept and what to reject
多选题 duō xuǎn multiple-choice question
别无选择 bié xuǎn to have no other choice
精选 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow
选项 xuǎn xiàng option; alternative; choice / to choose a project
不二 èr the only (choice, way etc) / undivided (loyalty)
用语 yòng choice of words / wording / phraseology / term
不得已而为之 ér wéi zhī to have no other choice / to be the last resort
选择题 xuǎn multiple-choice question
没有法 méi yǒu at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
哑巴吃黄莲 ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
人选 rén xuǎn choice of person / candidate
格律 forms of versification / conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition / metrical verse
宁缺毋滥 nìng quē làn better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
招亲 zhāo qīn to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family) / to take a wife by one's own choice


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