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只好

zhǐ hǎo · zhi hao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)钱(qián)不(bú)够(gòu)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)把(bǎ)订(dìng)单(dān)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)了(le)。

I had to cancel that order because we didn't have enough money to pay for it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by will66 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

末(mò)班(bān)车(chē)已(yǐ)经(jīng)开(kāi)走(zǒu)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)走(zǒu)路(lù)回(huí)家(jiā)。

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

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only; merely; just

good; appropriate; proper

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