Usages of zhǐhǎo
因为 一直 咳嗽， 她 下午 只好 请假 回家 休息。yīnwèi yìzhí késou, tā xiàwǔ zhǐhǎo qǐngjià huíjiā xiūxi.
Because she kept coughing, she had no choice but to ask for leave and go home to rest in the afternoon.
她 本来 想 参加 下午 的 会议， 可是 身体 不舒服， 只好 回 宿舍 睡觉。tā běnlái xiǎng cānjiā xiàwǔ de huìyì, kěshì shēntǐ bùshūfu, zhǐhǎo huí sùshè shuìjiào.
She had originally wanted to attend the afternoon meeting, but she felt unwell, so she had no choice but to go back to the dorm to sleep.
我 本来 想 陪 她 去 医院， 可是 上午 有 课， 只好 中午 再 去 看 她。wǒ běnlái xiǎng péi tā qù yīyuàn, kěshì shàngwǔ yǒu kè, zhǐhǎo zhōngwǔ zài qù kàn tā.
I originally wanted to go to the hospital with her, but I had class in the morning, so I could only go see her again at noon.
她 忘记 把 药 带 到 公司， 只好 请 同事 把 药 从 宿舍 拿 来。tā wàngjì bǎ yào dài dào gōngsī, zhǐhǎo qǐng tóngshì bǎ yào cóng sùshè ná lái.
She forgot to bring her medicine to the company, so she had no choice but to ask a coworker to bring it from the dorm.
她 出门 前 忘 了 给 手机 充电， 只好 又 回 房间 换 了 一 块 电池。tā chūmén qián wàng le gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn, zhǐhǎo yòu huí fángjiān huàn le yí kuài diànchí.
She forgot to charge her phone before going out, so she had no choice but to go back to the room and change the battery.
今天 早上 外面 下雪 了， 我 没 带 伞， 只好 在 公司 门口 等 了 一会儿。jīntiān zǎoshang wàimiàn xiàxuě le, wǒ méi dài sǎn, zhǐhǎo zài gōngsī ménkǒu děng le yíhuìr.
It snowed outside this morning, and I didn’t bring an umbrella, so I had no choice but to wait for a while at the company entrance.
我 忘记 把 课本 带 到 教室 了， 只好 回 宿舍 去 拿。wǒ wàngjì bǎ kèběn dài dào jiàoshì le, zhǐhǎo huí sùshè qù ná.
I forgot to bring the textbook to the classroom, so I had no choice but to go back to the dorm to get it.
她 忘了 带 钥匙， 只好 在 门口 等 室友 来 开门。tā wàngle dài yàoshi, zhǐhǎo zài ménkǒu děng shìyǒu lái kāimén.
She forgot to bring her keys, so she had no choice but to wait at the door for her roommate to open it.
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