Declaring the only option with "zhihao"

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只好 is an adverb used to express that one "has no choice but to" or "has no other option but to." The option is one the speaker is not fond of.

Structure

⋯⋯ ，(Subj. +) 只好 + [Verb Phrase]

餐厅都关门了，我们只好去吃 KFC 。Cāntīng dōu guānménle, wǒmen zhǐhǎo qù chī KFC.The other restaurants are all closed, so we didn't have a choice but go to KFC to eat.
我忘了预约，只好去排队。Wǒ wàngle yùyuē, zhǐhǎo qù páiduì.I forgot to make an appointment, so I had to wait in a queue.
他没有时间去，只好我去。Tā méiyǒu shíjiān qù, zhǐhǎo wǒ qù.He doesn't have time to go, so I have to go.
老板不给我涨工资，我只好去干私活。Lǎobǎn bù gěi wǒ zhǎng gōngzī, wǒ zhǐhǎo qù gàn sīhuó.The boss wouldn't give me a pay raise, so I had to do some private jobs.
她实在受不了那么吵闹的邻居，只好搬走了。Tā shízài shòu bùliǎo nàme chǎonào de línjū, zhǐhǎo bān zǒule.She really can't stand such noisy neighbors, so she had to move away.
那天突然下雨了，我们只好取消。Nèitiān túrán xià yǔle, wǒmen zhǐhǎo qǔxiāo.It rained suddenly that day, so we had to cancel it.
警察给小偷看了监控，小偷只好承认了。Jǐngchá gěi xiǎotōu kànle jiānkòng, xiǎotōu zhǐhǎo chéngrènle.The police showed the surveillance to the thief, so he had to admit it.