Word: 只好 (zhǐhǎo)

临时有事，我只好退票了。

Línshí yǒushì, wǒ zhǐhǎo tuìpiàole.

Something came up, so I had to return my ticket.

为了保护自己，我们只好说谎。

Wèile bǎohù zìjǐ, wǒmen zhǐhǎo shuōhuǎng.

To defend ourselves, we had to tell a lie.

他没带现金，只好刷卡付钱。

Tā méi dài xiànjīn, zhǐhǎo shuākǎ fùqián.

He didn't have any cash with him, so he had to pay by card.

他没有钱，只好在街上乞讨。

Tā méiyǒu qián, zhǐhǎo zài jiēshang qǐtǎo.

He had no money, so he had to beg on the street.

只好坐下来等待。

Zhǐhǎo zuò xiàlai děngdài.

There was no choice but to sit and wait.

天气太差，比赛只好终止了。

Tiānqì tài chà, bǐsài zhǐhǎo zhōngzhǐle.

The weather was so bad that the game had to be stopped.

她没地方住，只好投奔姐姐。

Tā méi dìfang zhù, zhǐhǎo tóubèn jiějie.

She had nowhere to live, so she had to turn to her older sister.

她走投无路，只好回老家。

Tā zǒutóuwúlù, zhǐhǎo huílǎojiā.

At the end of her rope, she had no choice but to go back to her hometown.

家里突然发生变故，他只好回国。

Jiālǐ tūrán fāshēng biàngù, tā zhǐhǎo huíguó.

Something unforeseen suddenly happened at home, so he had to return to China.

工作原因，他们只好分居。

Gōngzuò yuányīn, tāmen zhǐhǎo fēnjū.

Because of work, they have had no choice but to live apart.

开会时，他只好人云亦云。

Kāihuì shí, tā zhǐhǎo rényúnyìyún.

In the meeting, he had no choice but to go along with the majority view.

快递太慢，我只好给了差评。

Kuàidì tài màn, wǒ zhǐhǎo gěi le chàpíng.

The delivery was too slow, so I had to leave a bad review.

我只好哑巴吃黄连了。

Wǒ zhǐhǎo yǎbachīhuánglián le.

I had no choice but to suffer in silence.

敌人太多，我们只好撤退。

Dírén tài duō, wǒmen zhǐhǎo chètuì.

There were too many enemies, so we had no choice but to retreat.

昨天太冷了，我只好待在家里。

Zuótiān tài lěngle, wǒ zhǐhǎo dài zài jiālǐ.

It was so cold yesterday that I stayed home.

模具坏了，机器只好先停下来。

Mújù huàile, jīqì zhǐhǎo xiān tíngxiàlái.

The mold broke, so the machine had to be stopped for now.

没人帮忙，我们只好自力更生。

Méi rén bāngmáng, wǒmen zhǐhǎo zìlì-gēngshēng.

With nobody to help, we had no choice but to rely on ourselves to get back on our feet.

百姓被逼得只好叛逆。

Bǎixìng bèi bī de zhǐhǎo pànnì.

The common people were pushed so far that they had no choice but to revolt.

融资失败后，公司只好裁员。

Róngzī shībài hòu, gōngsī zhǐhǎo cáiyuán.

After the financing fell through, the company had to lay off staff.

谈判受挫后，会议只好推迟。

Tánpàn shòucuò hòu, huìyì zhǐhǎo tuīchí.

After the negotiations hit a snag, the meeting had to be postponed.

车坏了，我只好徒步回家。

Chē huàile, wǒ zhǐhǎo túbù huíjiā.

The car broke down, so I had to walk home.

这支铅笔比那只好。

Zhè zhī qiānbǐ bǐ nà zhǐhǎo.

This pencil is better than that one.

造价太高，公司只好换方案。

Zàojià tài gāo, gōngsī zhǐhǎo huàn fāng'àn.

The construction cost was too high, so the company had to change the plan.

门打不开，只好用铁棍撬。

Mén dǎ bù kāi, zhǐhǎo yòng tiě gùn qiào.

The door wouldn't open, so we had to use an iron bar to force it.