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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 詞
只好 word · TOCFL 3 (est.)
只好 ＝ 只 ＋ 好
ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ · zhǐhǎo
adverb — have no choice but to, can only

字源 FORM — what the parts do

只only (只有)zhǐ
好so as to (好讓)hǎo
只好，只有的只，好讓的好。
關 · Related
只有zhǐyǒuonly this — the same 只只能zhǐnéngcan only — the same sense