只好 (zhǐ hǎo): meaning and stroke order

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• 她只好说真话：“我奶奶年轻的时候去过很多地方，我从小就爱听她讲旅行的故事。”

  tā zhǐhǎo shuō zhēnhuà wǒ nǎinai niánqīng de shíhou qù guò hěn duō dìfang wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù ài tīng tā jiǎng lǚxíng de gùshi

  She has no choice but to tell the truth: "My grandma travelled a lot when she was young. Ever since I was little, I've loved listening to her travel stories."

  From the story The honest answer HSK 3

• 嫦娥没有办法，只好自己把药吃了，慢慢地飞上了月亮。

  Cháng'é méiyǒu bànfǎ zhǐhǎo zìjǐ bǎ yào chī le mànmàn de fēi shàng le yuèliang

  With no other way out, Chang'e swallowed it herself and slowly floated up to the moon.

  From the story Chang'e flies to the moon HSK 3

• 明朝的时候，书生顾青去京城考试，路上下起了大雨，只好在一座没有人的老庙里过夜。

  Míngcháo de shíhou shūshēng Gù Qīng qù jīngchéng kǎoshì lù shàng xià qǐ le dà yǔ zhǐhǎo zài yí zuò méiyǒu rén de lǎo miào lǐ guòyè

  In the Ming dynasty, a scholar called Gu Qing was travelling to the capital for the examinations. Caught in a downpour, he had to spend the night in an old, deserted temple.

  From the story The girl in the painting HSK 5