have to; forced to (adv.)
HSK 4
Traditional
衹好
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Examples
由于天气不好，我们只好取消野餐计划。 yóu yú tiānqì bù hǎo, wǒmen zhǐhǎo qǔxiāo yěcān jìhuà. - Due to bad weather, we had no choice but to cancel the picnic plan.
他忘带钥匙了，只好等别人来开门。 tā wàng dài yàoshi le, zhǐhǎo děng biérén lái kāimén. - He forgot his keys, so he had no choice but to wait for someone else to open the door.
我迟到了，只好向老板道歉。 wǒ chídào le, zhǐhǎo xiàng lǎobǎn dàoqiàn. - I was late, so I had no choice but to apologize to the boss.
车坏了，他们只好步行回家。 chē huàile, tāmen zhǐhǎo bùxíng huíjiā. - The car broke down, so they had no choice but to walk home.
这个决定很难，我只好好好考虑一下。 zhège juédìng hěn nán, wǒ zhǐhǎo hǎohǎo kǎolǜ yīxià. - This decision is difficult, so I have no choice but to think it over carefully.
Characters
好 hǎo - good | HSK 1
只 zhī - individual [measure word for small animals] | HSK 2
只 zhǐ - only | HSK 3