少不得

shǎobudé
  1. cannot be avoided
  2. cannot do without

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 少 shǎo
  1. few
  2. less
  3. to lack
  4. to be missing
  5. to stop (doing sth)
  6. seldom
2 不得 bùdé
  1. must not
  2. may not
  3. not to be allowed
  4. cannot

Related entries

少不了 shǎobuliǎo
  1. cannot do without
  2. to be unavoidable
  3. are bound to be many