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我不得不坦言

我不得不...

我不得不坦言

woˇ buˋ deˊ buˋ tanˇ yanˊ

(I must)

I must confess | I must say frankly

我 woˇ

(I, Me, My, Our, Ourselves, Use, We)

I, Me, My, We, Use, Our, Ourselves

不得 buˋ deˊ

(Am not, Are not allowed, Cannot, Is not, Must, Not be, Was not, Were not)

Cannot, Must not, To not be allowed, Am not allowed, Are not allowed, Is not allowed, Was not allowed, Were not allowed

不得不

buˋ deˊ buˋ

(Had to, Has to, Have to, Having to, Must)

Must, Have to, Has to, Having to, Had to

坦言 tanˇ yanˊ

(Frank, Frankly)

Frank, Frankly

我

I, Me, My, Our, Ourselves, Use, We

I, Me, My, We, Use, Our, Ourselves

不

Infix, No, Non, None, Not, Not able to, Un, Without

No, Not, Non, None, Not able to, Un, Without, Infix Used To Indicate Inability

得

Acquire, Get, Must, Need, Obtain, Should, Succeed

Must, Should, Need, (de2), Acquire, Obtain, Get, Succeed, (de5)

不

Infix, No, Non, None, Not, Not able to, Un, Without

No, Not, Non, None, Not able to, Un, Without, Infix Used To Indicate Inability

坦

Calm, Composed, Flat, Frank, Level, Open hearted, Peaceful, Self-Possessed, Smooth, Straightforward, Wide

Flat, Level, Wide, Smooth, Open hearted, Calm, Peaceful, Composed, Self-Possessed, Frank, Straightforward

言

Linguistics, Speech, Talk, Words

Talk, Words, Speech, Linguistics

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