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只得 (zhǐ dé): Have no choice but to (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

只得 consists of 2 characters.

to get; to obtain

Word Info

Pinyinzhǐ dé

Meaninghave no choice but to; be obliged to

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 6

SyntaxAdverb

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3.

Example Sentences with 只得

gōng公

jiāo交

chē车

yǐ已

jīng经

zǒu走

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

dé得

zǒu走

lù路

huí回

jiā家

。

The bus has already left, so we have no alternative but to walk home.

suī虽

rán然

zhī只

dé得

le了

jì季

jūn军

，

dàn但

tā

jù聚

huì会

suī虽

rè热

nào闹

，

dàn但

wǒ我

míng明

rì日

他

de的

jìn进

bù步

què却

shì是

yǒu有

mù目

gòng共

dǔ睹

de的

。

Although he only got third place, his progress is evident to everyone.

yǒu有

yào要

shì事

，

zhī只

dé得

tí提

qián前

gào告

cí辞

。

Although the party is lively, I have important matters tomorrow and must leave early.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 只得.

Words with 只

只是zhǐ shìHSK 3
只有zhǐ yǒuHSK 3
只能zhǐ néngHSK 3
只好zhǐ hǎoHSK 4
只要zhǐ yàoHSK 4
只顾zhǐ gùHSK 6
船只chuán zhīHSK 6
只管zhǐ guǎnHSK 7-9

Words with 得

觉得jué deHSK 2
得分dé fēnHSK 3
得到dé dàoHSK 3
懂得dǒng deHSK 3
认得rèn deHSK 3
记得jì deHSK 3
值得zhí deHSK 4
取得

qǔ dé

HSK 4