只好

zhǐhǎo

HSK 4 adverb

to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to

In a story

小郑只好拿出尺子，从头又量了一遍。Xiao Zheng had no choice but to take out a ruler and measure everything again from the start.装修 · The Renovation · HSK 4

我只好坐到最后。So I had no choice but to ride it to the end.迷路的旅行 · The Wrong Bus · HSK 3

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