Adv.have to; forced to

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Character Breakdown

只好 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 只好 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 只好 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Predicate
zhī
hǎo
neutral
have to be this way
zhī
hǎo
zhè
yàng
informalSpoken
have to do it this way
Adverb + Verb
zhī
hǎo
fàng
neutral
have to give up
zhī
hǎo
tóng
neutral
have to agree

Example Sentences with 只好

xià
le
men
zhǐ
hǎo
huí
jiā
It's raining, we have to go home
huì
lín
shí
xiāo
le
men
zhǐ
hǎo
chóng
xīn
ān
pái
shí
jiān
The meeting was canceled unexpectedly, so we had to reschedule.
rán
méi
yǒu
xuǎn
zhǐ
hǎo
jiē
shòu
zhè
ge
jié
guǒ
ma
Since there are no other options, do you have to accept this outcome?
gōng
jiāo
chē
méi
lái
zhǐ
hǎo
zǒu
xué
xiào
The bus didn't come, so I had to walk to school.
xiǎng
fán
bié
rén
zhǐ
hǎo
jiě
jué
suǒ
yǒu
wèn
He didn't want to bother others, so he had to solve all the problems himself.
yóu
suàn
men
zhǐ
hǎo
fàng
ge
áng
guì
de
huà
Due to insufficient budget, we had to give up that expensive plan.
shāng
diàn
guān
mén
le
men
zhǐ
hǎo
míng
tiān
zài
lái
mǎi
dōng
西
The store is closed, so we have to come back tomorrow to buy things.
yuán
huà
bèi
luàn
men
zhǐ
hǎo
biān
tiáo
zhěng
biān
gōng
zuò
The original plan was disrupted, so we had to adjust while continuing our work.