只好
A1
Level 3
★ Core word
Adverb
只好 (zhǐhǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3 (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.
Definition
- to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
Stroke order
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Example
沒有公車了，我們只好走路回家。
There were no more buses, so we had to walk home.
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).