别无选择 bié wú xuǎn zé no other choice

Explanation

指没有其他的选择，只能选择某种方式。

means there is no other choice but to choose a certain way.

Origin Story

在一个偏远的小山村，一位老中医独自生活，他医术高明，却因为交通不便，很少有人前来求医。一天，暴风雨肆虐，山路被洪水冲毁，村里唯一的年轻人不慎摔断了腿，情况危急。老中医虽然年迈体弱，但他知道，如果他不去，年轻人就可能失去生命。他别无选择，冒着生命危险，趟过湍急的洪水，跋山涉水来到年轻人身边，成功地进行了手术，救了他的性命。虽然他的身体也因此变得更加虚弱，但他却感到无比的欣慰。因为他知道，在危急关头，他做出了正确的选择，他别无选择，只能用自己的全部力量去守护生命。

zài yīgè piānyuǎn de xiǎoshān cūn, yī wèi lǎo zhōngyī dúzì shēnghuó, tā yīshù gāomíng, què yīnwèi jiāotōng bùbiàn, hěn shǎo yǒu rén qùnqǐng qiú yī。yī tiān, bàofēngyǔ sìnuè, shānlù bèi hóngshuǐ chōnghuǐ, cūn lǐ wéiyī de niánqīng rén bùshèn shuāi duàn le tuǐ, qíngkuàng wēijí。lǎo zhōngyī suīrán niánmài tǐruò, dàn tā zhīdào, rúguǒ tā bù qù, niánqīng rén jiù kěnéng shīqù shēngmìng。tā bié wú xuǎn zé, màozhe shēngmìng wēixiǎn, tàng guò tuānjí de hóngshuǐ, bá shān shè shuǐ lái dào niánqīng rén shēnbiān, chénggōng de jìnxíng le shǒushù, jiù le tā de xìngmìng。suīrán tā de shēntǐ yě yīncǐ biàn de gèngjiā xūruò, dàn tā què gǎndào wúbǐ de xīnwèi。yīnwèi tā zhīdào, zài wēijí guān tóu, tā zuò chū le zhèngquè de xuǎnzé, tā bié wú xuǎn zé, zhǐ néng yòng zìjǐ de quánbù lìliàng qù shǒuhù shēngmìng

In a remote mountain village, an old Chinese medicine doctor lived alone. He was skilled in medicine, but because of the inconvenient transportation, few people came to seek medical treatment. One day, a violent storm raged, and the mountain road was destroyed by floods. The only young man in the village accidentally broke his leg, and the situation was critical. Although the old doctor was frail and weak, he knew that if he did not go, the young man might lose his life. He had no choice but to risk his life, wading through the rushing floodwaters, and trekking over mountains and rivers to reach the young man, and successfully performed surgery, saving his life. Although his body became even weaker, he felt inexpressibly relieved. Because he knew that at the critical moment, he made the right choice. He had no choice but to use all his strength to protect life.

Usage

作谓语、宾语、状语；指没有别的选择。

zuò wèiyǔ, bǐnyǔ, zhuàngyǔ; zhǐ méiyǒu bié de xuǎnzé

as predicate, object and adverbial; means there is no other choice.

Examples

• 面对困境，我们别无选择，只能迎难而上。

  miàn duì kùnjìng, wǒmen bié wú xuǎn zé, zhǐ néng yíngnán ér shàng。

  Faced with difficulties, we have no choice but to forge ahead.

• 他已经山穷水尽，别无选择了。

  tā yǐjīng shān qióng shuǐ jìn, bié wú xuǎn zé le

  He has reached the end of his rope and has no other choice.

Related Idioms

• 无奈

• 不得不

Opposite Idioms

• 有得选择

• 选择多多