只得 zhǐ dé ㄓˇ ㄉㄜˊ zi2 dak1 HSK 6 流利級 · Level 5
- to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
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- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced 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)
得
- 不得 bù dé ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ bat1 dak1 must not
- 使得 shǐ de ㄕˇ ˙ㄉㄜ sai2 dak1 usable; serviceable
- 来得 來得 lái de ㄌㄞˊ ˙ㄉㄜ loi4 dak1 to emerge (from a comparison)
- 值得 zhí de ㄓˊ ˙ㄉㄜ zik6 dak1 worth the money
- 免得 miǎn de ㄇㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄉㄜ min5 dak1 so as not to; so as to avoid
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- 取得 qǔ dé ㄑㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ceoi2 dak1 to acquire; to get; to obtain
- 得了 dé le ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ dak1 liu5 all right!
- 得以 dé yǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˇ dak1 ji5 able to
- 得出 dé chū ㄉㄜˊ ㄔㄨ dak1 ceot1 to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
- 得分 dé fēn ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄣ dak1 fan1 to score a point (in a competition, test etc)
- 得到 dé dào ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ dak1 dou3 to get; to obtain; to receive
- 得力 dé lì ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧˋ dak1 lik6 able
- 得失 dé shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ dak1 sat1 gains and losses
- 得很 de hěn ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄣˇ dak1 han2 (after an adjective) very
- 得意 dé yì ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ dak1 ji3 proud of oneself
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 得奖 得獎 dé jiǎng ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤˇ dak1 zoeng2 to win a prize
- 得当 得當 dé dàng ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄤˋ dak1 dong3 appropriate
- 得知 dé zhī ㄉㄜˊ ㄓ dak1 zi1 to find out
- 得罪 dé zuì ㄉㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄟˋ dak1 zeoi6 to commit an offense
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
- 安闲自得 安閑自得 ān xián zì dé ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ on1 haan4 zi6 dak1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
- 成败得失 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ sing4 baai6 dak1 sat1 lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
- 打得火热 打得火熱 dǎ de huǒ rè ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄜˋ daa2 dak1 fo2 jit6 (idiom) to be on very good terms with each other
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- 得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕ dak1 bat1 soeng4 sat1 the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
- 得寸进尺 得寸進尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔˇ dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- 得道多助 dé dào duō zhù ㄉㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄓㄨˋ dak1 dou6 do1 zo6 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
- 得而复失 得而復失 dé ér fù shī ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕ dak1 ji4 fuk6 sat1 to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
- 得过且过 得過且過 dé guò qiě guò ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ dak1 gwo3 ce2 gwo3 satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
- 得天独厚 得天獨厚 dé tiān dú hòu ㄉㄜˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˊ ㄏㄡˋ dak1 tin1 duk6 hau5 blessed by heaven (idiom)
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
Example sentences
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我 无奈 無奈 只得 跟随 跟隨 着 著 她 。
I was compelled to follow her.
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因为 因為 没有 沒有 公车 公車 ， 我 只得 走路 。
As there was no bus, I had no choice but to walk.
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