只好(zhǐ hǎo): to have no other option but to ...
HSK 32 characters
to have no other option but to ...
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zhǐ hǎo
- Meaning
- to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
只好 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 只好 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
你只好隐伏几个星期。
nǐ zhǐ hǎo yǐn fú jǐ gè xīng qī
You'd better lie low for a few weeks.
他无能为力，只好放弃计划
tā wú néng wéi lì zhǐ hǎo fàng qì jì huà
He could do nothing but give up his plan against his will.
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