只好 meaning and pronunciation

只好
Simplified/traditional word

只好 English definition

zhǐ hǎo
  • without any better option
  • to have to
  • to be forced to

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Characters

  • 只 (zhǐ): only; merely; just; but;
  • 好 (hǎo): good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness); (of an unmarried couple) to be close; to be keen on each other;

Sentences examples with 只好

  • 雨下得太大了，我们只好留在家里。
    Yǔ xià dé tài dàle, wǒmen zhǐhǎo liú zài jiālǐ.