只得
zi2 dak1zhǐ dé
English
- to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- used to mean the necessary condition, correlatively with 先 or 先至; only (if); just
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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
Examples
因为只得我一个,所以觉得有啲孤单。
Since I was all by myself, I felt a bit lonely.
Tatoeba · iclementine CC BY
我无奈只得跟随着她。
I was compelled to follow her.
Tatoeba · ChinesePoster CC BY
因為沒有公車,我只得走路。
As there was no bus, I had no choice but to walk.
Tatoeba · cienias CC BY
只得少數人知道嘅真相。
Only a few people know the truth.
只得你,會叫我彷彿人群裏最重要
Only you tell me that I'm important to you amongst the crowd.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk