HSK 4 · adverb · Practice
只好
to have to; to be forced to; cannot but
车坏了，我们只好走路回家。
Chē huài le, wǒmen zhǐhǎo zǒulù huí jiā.
The car broke down, so we had no choice but to walk home.
医生不许爷爷再抽烟，他只好改喝绿茶。
Yīshēng bùxǔ yéye zài chōuyān, tā zhǐhǎo gǎi hē lǜchá.
The doctor won't let Grandpa smoke any more, so he has switched to drinking green tea.
家里突然出了变故，他只好回家。
Jiā lǐ tūrán chūle biàngù， tā zhǐhǎo huí jiā。
Something unexpected happened at home, so he had to go back.
公司生意不好，只好裁员。
Gōngsī shēngyi bù hǎo， zhǐhǎo cáiyuán。
The company's business is bad, so it has to lay off staff.