Declaring the only option with "zhihao"

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“只好”，语气副词，表示没有其他选择，只能如此。跟“不得不”意思差不多，但语气没那么重。一般用于描述过去发生的事。

Using 只好 before verb

……，（Subj.）＋只好 + Verb Phrase

上个周末下雨了，我们只好待在家。 It rained last weekend. We didn't have a choice but stay at home.
太晚了，我只好打车回去。It's too late. I had to take a taxi back home.
别的餐厅都关门了，我们只好去吃 KFC。Other restaurants are all closed. We didn't have a choice but go to KFC to eat.
我们今天没买到票，只好明天再买。We didn't get the tickets, so we had to buy it tomorrow.
他中午没时间去吃饭，只好叫外卖。He didn't have time for lunch, so he had to order food.

……，只好 + Subj.＋Verb Phrase