# 只好 (zhǐhǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 只好 (zhǐhǎo) means “(adv.) have no choice but to”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv.) have no choice but to
- Pinyin: zhǐhǎo (zhi3 hao3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 外面下大雨，我们只好留在家里。
  Wàimiàn xià dàyǔ, wǒmen zhǐhǎo liú zài jiālǐ.
  It rained heavily outside, so we had no choice but to stay home.

## Characters

- [只](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-only/) (zhǐ): only; just
- [好](https://hanziro.com/word/hao-good/) (hǎo): good; well

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-hao-have-no-choice/

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