How to say “have no choice but” in Chinese
have no choice but
“Have no choice but” in Chinese is 只得, zhǐ dé: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
只得 is read zhǐ dé: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 觉得 it is read with the neutral tone: de.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “只得”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “have no choice but” in Chinese?
“Have no choice but” in Chinese is 只得, pinyin zhǐdé.
What does 只得 mean?
只得 (zhǐdé) means “have no choice but”.
How do you write 只得?
只得 is 2 characters: 只 (zhī) — measure word for animals; 得 (dé) — get, obtain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 只得?
只得 is read zhǐdé. Tones: zhǐ — third tone, dé — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“have no choice but” in the lesson “Barely and in vain”
This word is from the topic “Adverbs: exactly how” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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