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<h1>Declaring the only option with "zhihao"</h1>


<p>This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it.
只好 is an adverb used to express that one "has no choice but to" or "has no other option but to." The option is one the speaker is not fond of.</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Examples </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li>
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<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">⋯⋯ ，(Subj. +) 只好 + [Verb Phrase]</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">餐厅 都 关门 了 ，我们 只好 去 吃 KFC 。
Other restaurants are all closed. We didn't have a choice but go to KFC to eat. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 忘 了 预约 ，只好 去 排队 。
I forgot to make an appointment. I had to wait in a queue. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 没有 时间 去 ，只好 我 去 。
He doesn't have time to go. So I have to go. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">老板 不 给 我 涨工资 ，我 只好 去 干私活 。
The boss wouldn't give me a pay raise. I had to do some private jobs. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 实在 受不了 那么 吵闹 的 邻居 ，只好 搬走 了 。
She really can't stand such noisy neighbors. She had to move away. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">那天 突然 下雨 了 ，我们 只好 取消 。
It rained suddenly that day. We had to cancel it. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">警察 给 小偷 看 了 监控 ，小偷 只好 承认 了 。
The police showed the surveillance to the thief. He had to admit it.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>
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