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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 只得
[zhǐdé]
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副
只好
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双方僵持不下，我只得出面调停。
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Examples
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道路不通，我们只得退回。
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Finding the road impassable, we had to turn back.
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我们无可奈何，只得应允。
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We had no choice but to give in.
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他出于无奈，只得表示同意。
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He had no choice but to agree.
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他不能负担这所房子的房租，只得迁出。
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He can't afford the rent of the house, so he has to move out.
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由于一路上没有旅店，我们只得在老农家里歇宿。
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As there is no hotel along the way, we have to stay for the night in a farmer's house.
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他俩都只会说各自的家乡土话，彼此听不懂，只得笔谈。
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我们还没有自己的办公用房，只得到处打游击
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对不起，我身体不适，只得先行告退
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只得在夹缝中求生存。
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nciku Note
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只得 vs. 只好
zhǐdé vs. zhǐhǎo
Both 只得 and 只好 mean “to be obliged to because there is no other choice”. The two are usually interchangeable, and 只得 is more emphatic.
(1) 那天下雨，我没有带伞，只得（只好）冒雨跑回家。
(2) 昨天我去找你，但是你不再，我只好（只得）在你桌上给你留了张字条。
(3) 那个恶少见自己不是我们的对手，只好（只得）灰溜溜地走了。
只好 can be placed either before or after the subject, while 只得 is usually used after the subject.
(4) 他们都没时间，只好我一个人来了。
“只得”和“只好”都有“不得不”的意思，表示只能这样，没有别的选择。常常可以互换。用“只得”更强调不得已的色彩，语气重一些。“只好”可用于主语前或后，“只得”一般只用于主语之后。
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