只好 – vocab dash

只好zhǐhǎo

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Meanings

1. to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to

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只only 好good

Examples5

昨天zuótiān太tài冷lěng了le，我wǒ只好zhǐhǎo待dāi在zài家里jiālǐ。

It was so cold yesterday that I stayed home.

我们wǒmen的de钱qián不够bùgòu，所以suǒyǐ我wǒ只好zhǐhǎo把bǎ订单dìngdān取消qǔxiāo了le。

I had to cancel that order because we didn't have enough money to pay for it.

他tā无能为力wúnéngwéilì，只好zhǐhǎo放弃fàngqì计划jìhuà

He could do nothing but give up his plan against his will.

虽suī受shòu邀yāo参加cānjiā今晚jīnwǎn一个yīge精彩jīngcǎi万分wànfēn的de派对pàiduì，奈何nàihé明日míngrì不得不bùdébù打dǎ起qǐ精神jīngshen出席chūxí会议huìyì，只好zhǐhǎo推辞tuīcí了le。

I got an invitation to a party tonight that I know would be a lot of fun but I have to be in my best form for tomorrow's meeting so I had to turn it down.

你nǐ只好zhǐhǎo隐伏yǐnfú几个jǐge星期xīngqī。

You'd better lie low for a few weeks.