只得 [－－]

Jyutping zi2 dak1
Pinyin zhǐ de

Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #1073

只得 [－－]

Jyutping zi2 dak1
Pinyin zhǐ dé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    唯有​；​表示​必要​條件​，​通常​同​表示​結​果​嘅​「​先​」​或者​「​先至​」​連用​，​成為​條件​句
    used to mean the necessary condition, correlatively with 先or 先至;only (if); just
    • 只得少數人知道嘅真相。
      只得少数人知道嘅真相。
      zi2 dak1 siu2 sou3 jan4 zi1 dou3 ge3 zan1 soeng3
      Only a few people know the truth.
    • 只得你，會叫我彷彿人群裏最重要
      只得你，会叫我仿佛人群里最重要
      zi2 dak1 nei5, wui5 giu3 ngo5 fong2 fat1 jan4 kwan4 leoi2 zeoi3 zung6 jiu3.
      Only you tell me that I'm important to you.
  2. 近義詞
    只有
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adv
    have to; can only; have no choice but to; be forced to
    (syn.) 只好
  2. conj, Cantonese
    to only have; to just have
    (syn.) 只有
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    因为没有公车，我只得走路。
    因為沒有公車，我只得走路。
    yīn wèi méi yǒu gōng chē ， wǒ zhǐ dé zǒu lù 。
    • Since there was no bus, I had to walk.
    • As there was no bus, I had no choice but to walk.
  2. Mandarin
    我无奈只得跟随着她。
    我無奈只得跟隨着她。
    wǒ wú nài zhǐ dé gēn suí zhe tā 。
    • I was compelled to follow her.
    • I couldn't help but follow her.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    因为只得我一个，所以觉得有啲孤单。
    因為只得我一個，所以覺得有啲孤單。
    jan1 wai6 zi2 dak1 ngo5 jat1 go3 ， so2 ji5 gok3 dak1 jau5 di1 gu1 daan1 。
    • Since I was all by myself, I felt a bit lonely.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    只得少数人知道嘅真相。
    只得少數人知道嘅真相。
    zi2 dak1 siu2 sou3 jan4 zi1 dou3 ge3 zan1 soeng3
    • Only a few people know the truth.
  2. Cantonese
    只得你，会叫我仿佛人群里最重要
    只得你，會叫我彷彿人群裏最重要
    zi2 dak1 nei5, wui5 giu3 ngo5 fong2 fat1 jan4 kwan4 leoi2 zeoi3 zung6 jiu3.
    • Only you tell me that I'm important to you.
  3. Cantonese
    独立创业嘅公司，五年后仍然生存嘅就只有15%，10年更加只得6.3％。
    獨立創業嘅公司，五年後仍然生存嘅就只有15%，10年更加只得6.3％。
    duk6 laap6 cong3 jip6 ge3 gung1 si1, ng5 nin4 zi1 hau6 ge3 sang1 cyun4 leot2 zau6 zi2 jau5 sap6 ng5 poe6 sen1, sap6 nin4 gang3 gaa1 zi2 dak1 luk6 dim2 saam1 poe6 sen1.
    • Only 5% of new established companies survive after 5 years, and 6.3% after 10 years.
  4. Cantonese
    佢只得八千月薪，但佢努力不懈，终于用一年时间买咗架林宝坚尼。
    佢只得八千月薪，但佢努力不懈，終於用一年時間買咗架林寶堅尼。
    • He only had a monthly salary of $8000, but he persisted and managed to buy a Lamborghini in just a year.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    即右派分子受了无产阶级和小资产阶级左派的革命大潮所裹挟，也只得附和着革命。
    即右派分子受了無產階級和小資產階級左派的革命大潮所裹挾，也只得附和着革命。
    jí yòu pài fèn zǐ shòu le wú chǎn jiē jí hé xiǎo zī chǎn jiē jí zuǒ pài de gé mìng dà cháo suǒ guǒ xié ， yě zhǐ dé fù hè zhe gé mìng ．
    • And even right-wingers, swept forward by the great revolutionary tide of the proletariat and of the left-wing of the petty bourgeoisie, will have to go along with the revolution.
  2. Mandarin
    有一种“强告化”又叫“流民”者，平素非常之凶，现在亦只得屈服于农会之下。
    有一種“強告化”又叫“流民”者，平素非常之兇，現在亦只得屈服於農會之下。
    yǒu yī zhǒng “ qiǎng gào huà ” yòu jiào “ liú mín ” zhě ， píng sù fēi cháng zhī xiōng ， xiàn zài yì zhǐ dé qū fú yú nóng huì zhī xià ．
    • The “beggar-bullies” or “vagabonds” who used to be extremely aggressive now have no alternative but to submit to the peasant associations.