只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 HSK 3 基礎級 · Level 2
- to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
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只
- 只得 zhǐ dé ㄓˇ ㄉㄜˊ zi2 dak1 to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 只有 zhǐ yǒu ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ zi2 jau5 only have ...; there is only ...
- 只管 zhǐ guǎn ㄓˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zi2 gun2 solely engrossed in one thing
- 只能 zhǐ néng ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ zi2 nang4 can only
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- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zi2 gin3 to see (the same thing) over and over again
- 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù ㄓˇ ㄍㄨˋ zi2 gu3 to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with
- 船只 船隻 chuán zhī ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓ syun4 zek3 ship
- 只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò ㄓˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˋ zi2 bat1 gwo3 only; merely; nothing but; no more than
- 不只 bù zhǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ bat1 zi2 not only
- 只怕 zhǐ pà ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ zi2 paa3 I'm afraid that...
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 只当 只當 zhǐ dàng ㄓˇ ㄉㄤˋ zi2 dong1 (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if …
- 只读 只讀 zhǐ dú ㄓˇ ㄉㄨˊ zi2 duk6 (computing) read-only
- 大只 大隻 dà zhī ㄉㄚˋ ㄓ daai6 zek3 big
- 牛只 牛隻 niú zhī ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄓ ngau4 zek3 cow
- 犬只 犬隻 quǎn zhī ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄓ hyun2 zek3 (formal) dog (used in official documents, news reports etc)
- 舰只 艦隻 jiàn zhī ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓ laam6 zek3 warship
- 猫只 貓隻 māo zhī ㄇㄠ ㄓ maau1 zek3 (formal) cat (used in official documents, news reports etc)
好
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 也好 yě hǎo ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄠˇ jaa5 hou2 that's fine
- 刚好 剛好 gāng hǎo ㄍㄤ ㄏㄠˇ gong1 hou2 just
- 友好 yǒu hǎo ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄠˇ jau5 hou2 friendly; amicable
- 叫好 jiào hǎo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ giu3 hou2 to applaud
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- 和好 hé hǎo ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄠˇ wo4 hou2 to become reconciled; on good terms with each other
- 问好 問好 wèn hǎo ㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄠˇ man6 hou2 to say hello to
- 喜好 xǐ hào ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄠˋ hei2 hou3 to like
- 嗜好 shì hào ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ si3 hou3 hobby; indulgence; habit; addiction
- 好久 hǎo jiǔ ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ hou2 gau2 (coll.) for a long time
- 好事 hǎo shì ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ hou2 si6 good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")
- 好些 hǎo xiē ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄝ hou2 se1 a good deal of
- 好人 hǎo rén ㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ hou2 jan4 good person
- 好似 hǎo sì ㄏㄠˇ ㄙˋ hou2 ci5 to seem
- 好像 hǎo xiàng ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hou2 zoeng6 as if
- 好友 hǎo yǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ hou2 jau5 close friend
- 好受 hǎo shòu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ hou2 sau6 feeling better
- 好吃 hǎo chī ㄏㄠˇ ㄔ hou2 hek3 tasty; delicious
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
- 好坏 好壞 hǎo huài ㄏㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄞˋ hou2 waai6 good or bad
Idioms with these characters
- 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧ dau2 zau2 zek3 gai1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 独具只眼 獨具隻眼 dú jù zhī yǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ duk6 geoi6 zek3 ngaan5 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- 孤身只影 孤身隻影 gū shēn zhī yǐng ㄍㄨ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄧㄥˇ gu1 san1 zek3 jing2 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
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- 形单影只 形單影隻 xíng dān yǐng zhī ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄧㄥˇ ㄓ jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 (idiom) lonely soul; solitary
- 只鸡斗酒 隻雞斗酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ zek3 gai1 dau2 zau2 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 只欠东风 只欠東風 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ zi2 him3 dung1 fung1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
- 只言片语 只言片語 zhī yán piàn yǔ ㄓ ㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄩˇ zi2 jin4 pin3 jyu5 (idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
- 只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī ㄓˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ zi2 zang1 ziu1 zik6 (idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
- 只字不提 隻字不提 zhī zì bù tí ㄓ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ zek3 zi6 bat1 tai4 (idiom) to say not a single word about it
- 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái hǎo yì ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ bat1 waai4 hou2 ji3 (idiom) to harbor evil designs; to harbor malicious intentions
- 不识好歹 不識好歹 bù shí hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 sik1 hou2 daai2 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
- 不知好歹 bù zhī hǎo dǎi ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ bat1 zi1 hou2 daai2 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
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- 各有所好 gè yǒu suǒ hào ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄠˋ gok3 jau5 so2 hou3 everyone has their likes and dislikes (idiom)
- 公诸同好 公諸同好 gōng zhū tóng hào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ gung1 zyu1 tung4 hou3 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
- 好吃懒做 好吃懶做 hào chī lǎn zuò ㄏㄠˋ ㄔ ㄌㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hou3 hek3 laan5 zou6 happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)
- 好高骛远 好高騖遠 hào gāo wù yuǎn ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5 to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
- 好景不长 好景不長 hǎo jǐng bù cháng ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ hou2 ging2 bat1 coeng4 a good thing doesn't last forever (idiom)
- 好酒贪杯 好酒貪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi ㄏㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄢ ㄅㄟ hou2 zau2 taam1 bui1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
- 好梦难成 好夢難成 hǎo mèng nán chéng ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ hou2 mung6 naan4 sing4 a beautiful dream is hard to realize (idiom)
Example sentences
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只好 坐下 来 來 等待 。
There was no choice but to sit and wait.
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你 只好 隐伏 隱伏 几个 幾個 星期 。
You'd better lie low for a few weeks.
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他 无能为力 無能為力 ， 只好 放弃 放棄 计划 計劃
He could do nothing but give up his plan against his will.
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他 没法 沒法 生火 ， 只好 把 鱼生 魚生 吃 。
As he had no way of making fire, he ate the fish raw.
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博物馆 博物館 资金 資金 不足 ， 只好 关门 關門 。
The museum had to close due to lack of finances.
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