只得
zhǐ dé
Pinyin
Definition
只得
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- to have no alternative but to
- to be obliged to
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一人得道,鸡犬升天
- 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
- 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
- 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
- 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一举两得
- 1 one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone
一蹴而得
- 1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done
- 2 success at a stroke
- 3 to get results overnight
上不得台盘
- 1 too uncouth to appear in public (idiom)
- 2 unfit for a public role
不入虎穴,焉得虎子
- 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Sample Sentences
我倒是站在实用的立场看,要是想带狗出远门,只得有辆车,没有都不行。
I'm looking at it from a practical point of view. If you want to take your dog with you on a trip, then you need a car or there is no way.