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只好

zhǐhǎo

to have no choice but to

A person choosing the only open path
Memory picture

Characters in this word

只 zhǐ

Strokes
5
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 八 eight
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

好 hǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 子 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我只好走。 Wǒ zhǐhǎo zǒu. I have no choice but to leave.
  • 他只好等。 Tā zhǐhǎo děng. He has no choice but to wait.
  • 只好明天去。 Zhǐhǎo míngtiān qù. We have to go tomorrow.

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