万不得已 Traditional 萬不得已 wàn bù dé yǐ 🔊 only when absolutely essential (idiom) + Keep this word Meanings wàn bù dé yǐ 萬不得已 only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort Its characters 万wànten thousandHSK 2不bùnot; noHSK 1得destructural particle: used after a verb…HSK 2已yǐalreadyHSK 4