只好 zhǐhǎo▶ tener que

Stroke order

只好 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 只 — 5 strokes
• 好 — 6 strokes

Related words

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只好 is pronounced zhǐhǎo and means “tener que”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 只好 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.