只得, zhǐdé

Meaning: to have no choice but to

HSK 6 word

Example

雨太大了,我们只得回家。

Yǔ tài dà le, wǒmen zhǐdé huí jiā.

The rain was too heavy, so we had no choice but to go home.

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