只好
zhǐ hǎoㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: CHỈ HẢO
Traditional: 只好
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 2
Meaning(adverb)
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
Examples
没有车了，我只好走回家。
méi yǒu chē le, wǒ zhǐ hǎo zǒu huí jiā.
There were no buses left, so I had to walk home.
下雨了，比赛只好取消。
xià yǔ le, bǐ sài zhǐ hǎo qǔ xiāo.
It rained, so the match had to be cancelled.
他不在，我只好明天再来。
tā bú zài, wǒ zhǐ hǎo míng tiān zài lái.
He wasn't in, so I'll have to come back tomorrow.
Easily confused
- 不得不 — Both mean 'have to'; 不得不 stresses compulsion more.
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Stroke order
CHÍCH · 5 strokes
only; merely; just; but
HIẾU · 6 strokes
good; appropriate; proper; all right!; (before a verb) easy to; (before a verb) good to; (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so; (verb complement indicating completion); (of two peop