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只好

zhǐ hǎo

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 4

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zhǐ hǎo · zi2 hou2 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

只

Meaning
only, just, simply
Radical
口
Strokes
5
Components
⿱口八
Cangjie
RC
Four-corner
6080.0

好

Meaning
good, excellent, fine; well
Radical
女
Strokes
6
Components
⿰女子
Cangjie
VND
Four-corner
4744.7

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