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HSK 6adverb

只得

zhǐ dé

只得 (zhǐ dé) means “to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How to write 只得

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只得

Example

没有别的办法,他只得同意。

Méiyǒu bié de bànfǎ, tā zhǐdé tóngyì.

Having no other choice, he had to agree.

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Frequently asked questions

What does 只得 mean?
只得 (zhǐ dé) means “to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 只得 pronounced?
只得 is pronounced “zhǐ dé” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 只得?
只得 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Updated: 2026-07-18