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

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Character Breakdown

只 • zhǐ • only • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
zhǐ只

only

好 • hǎo • good • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
hǎo好

good

Word Info

Pinyinzhǐ hǎo
Meaninghave to; forced to
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb
4.

How to Use 只好 in Sentences

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
5.

Example Sentences with 只好

xià下
yǔ雨
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 只好.

  • 动作dòng zuòmovement
  • 结果jié guǒresult; outcome; fruit
  • 抱歉bào qiànapologise
  • 报名bào míngsign up
  • 复印fù yìnto photocopy
  • 工资gōng zīwage; salary
  • 减少jiǎn shǎoto reduce; to cut back; decrease
  • 海洋hǎi yángocean
  • 怀疑huái yídoubt
  • 放暑假fàng shǔ jiàto be on summer vacation
  • 航班háng bānflight
  • 胳膊gē boarm
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 只好.

Words with 只
  • 只是zhǐ shìmerely; only; just; nothing but
  • 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...
  • 只能zhǐ néngcan only
  • 只有...才...
have to do it this way
neutral
have to give up
zhǐ只
hǎo好
tóng同
yì意
neutral
have to agree
只
hǎo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?
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.
zhǐ yǒu... cái...
only if…then...
  • 只要zhǐ yàoso long as ...
  • 只得zhǐ déto have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
  • 只顾zhǐ gùsolely preoccupied (with one thing)
  • 船只chuán zhīship
    • Words with 好
    • 你好nǐ hǎohello; hi
    • 好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear
    • 好看hǎo kàngood-looking
    • 好玩儿hǎo wán rfun; interesting; amusing
    • 好吃hǎo chīdelicious
    • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
    • 好久hǎo jiǔquite a while
    • 好多hǎo duōmany