迫不得已 forced
Explanation
指由于客观情况的限制或压力，不得不采取某种行动。表示无奈和被动。
Refers to actions that must be taken due to objective constraints or pressure. It expresses helplessness and passivity.
Origin Story
话说北宋年间，梁山好汉宋江因缘际会救了阎婆惜母女二人。为了报答救命之恩，阎婆惜将女儿许配给了宋江。然而，宋江并不喜欢阎婆惜，而阎婆惜却与宋江的一个同伙张三暗通款曲。阎婆惜得知宋江与梁山泊晁盖有联系，便以此为要挟，向宋江索要一百两黄金。宋江见阎婆惜软硬不吃，一意孤行，无奈之下，为了保护自己和梁山泊的秘密，他痛下杀手，杀死了阎婆惜，随后便上了梁山。这便是迫不得已的典型例子，宋江并非本意要杀阎婆惜，而是被逼无奈，走投无路，才做出了这等杀人之事。
During the Northern Song Dynasty, Liangshan hero Song Jiang coincidentally saved Yan Po-xi and her mother. In gratitude, Yan Po-xi promised her daughter to Song Jiang. However, Song Jiang didn't like Yan Po-xi, but she had a secret affair with Zhang San, an accomplice of Song Jiang's. When Yan Po-xi learned that Song Jiang was connected to Chao Gai of Liangshan, she blackmailed him, demanding 100 taels of gold. Seeing that Yan Po-xi was insistent and wouldn't back down, Song Jiang, in desperation, killed Yan Po-xi to protect himself and Liangshan's secret, and then fled to Liangshan. This is a typical example of being "forced", as Song Jiang didn't intend to kill Yan Po-xi, but was left with no other choice than to commit this act in self-preservation and to protect his secret.
Usage
作谓语、宾语、状语；多用于对某种行为的解释说明。
Used as a predicate, object, and adverbial; often used to explain and describe an action.
Examples
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形势所迫，他迫不得已答应了这个要求。
xingshi suo po, ta po bu de yi dayingle zhe ge yaoqiu.
He had no choice but to agree to the request due to circumstances.
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为了生存，他迫不得已做了违法的事情。
weile shengcun, ta po bu de yi zuole weifa de shiqing
He reluctantly committed a crime to survive