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只好 (zhǐ hǎo): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 4

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只好 (zhǐ hǎo): Have to (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

只好 consists of 2 characters.

Word Info

Pinyinzhǐ hǎo

Meaninghave to; forced to

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 4

HSK 3.0Level 4

SyntaxAdverb

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 只好.

Words with 只

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只顾zhǐ gùHSK 6

船只

chuán zhī

HSK 6

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Words with 好

你好nǐ hǎoHSK 1
好听hǎo tīngHSK 1
好看hǎo kànHSK 1
好玩儿hǎo wán rHSK 1
好吃hǎo chīHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
好久hǎo jiǔHSK 3
好多hǎo duōHSK 3

3.

How to Use 只好 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 只好 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Predicate

zhǐ只

hǎo好

rú如

cǐ此

neutral

have to be this way

zhǐ只

hǎo好

zhè这

yàng样

informalSpoken

Adverb + Verb

zhǐ只

hǎo好

fàng放

qì弃

neutral

have to give up

4.

Example Sentences with 只好

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

hǎo

have to do it this way

zhǐ只

hǎo好

tóng同

yì意

neutral

have to agree

好

huí回

jiā家

。

It's raining, we have to go home

gōng公

gòng共

qì汽

chē车

méi没

lái来

，

wǒ我

zhǐ只

hǎo好

zǒu走

lù路

qù去

shàng上

bān班

。

The bus didn't come, so I had to walk to work.

huì会

yì议

lín临

shí时

qǔ取

xiāo消

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

hǎo好

chóng重

xīn新

ān安

pái排

shí时

jiān间

。

The meeting was canceled unexpectedly, so we had to reschedule.

jì既

rán然

méi没

yǒu有

qí其

tā他

xuǎn选

zé择

，

nǐ你

zhǐ只

hǎo好

jiē接

shòu受

zhè这

ge个

jié结

guǒ果

ma吗

？

Since there are no other options, do you have to accept this outcome?

gōng公

jiāo交

chē车

méi没

lái来

，

wǒ我

zhǐ只

hǎo好

zǒu走

lù路

qù去

xué学

xiào校

。

The bus didn't come, so I had to walk to school.

tā他

bù不

xiǎng想

má麻

fán烦

bié别

rén人

，

zhǐ只

hǎo好

zì自

jǐ己

jiě解

jué决

suǒ所

yǒu有

wèn问

tí题

。

He didn't want to bother others, so he had to solve all the problems himself.

yóu由

yú于

yù预

suàn算

bù不

zú足

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

hǎo好

fàng放

qì弃

nà那

ge个

áng昂

guì贵

de的

jì计

huà划

。

Due to insufficient budget, we had to give up that expensive plan.

shāng商

diàn店

guān关

mén门

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

hǎo好

míng明

tiān天

zài再

lái来

mǎi买

dōng东

xī西

。

The store is closed, so we have to come back tomorrow to buy things.

yuán原

jì计

huà划

bèi被

dǎ打

luàn乱

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

hǎo好

yì一

biān边

tiáo调

zhěng整

yì一

biān边

jì继

xù续

gōng工

zuò作

。

The original plan was disrupted, so we had to adjust while continuing our work.