只
得

To have no alternative but to in Chinese: 只得 (zhǐ dé)

zhǐ dé

to have no alternative but to

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to

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只
得

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄜˊ

dé

ㄉ/ dㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 末班车走了,我们只得走回家。

    mò bān chē zǒu le, wǒ men zhǐ dé zǒu huí jiā。

    The last bus had left, so we had no choice but to walk home.

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Related words

得

dé

to obtain

只

zhǐ

only

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

记得

jì de

to remember

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

获得

huò dé

to obtain

值得

zhí de

to be worth

只好

zhǐ hǎo

to have no other option but to ...

只要

zhǐ yào

if only

显得

xiǎn de

to seem

得到

dé dào

to get

得出

dé chū

to obtain (a result)

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