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There was no choice but to sit and wait.
How to pronounce 只好
How to pronounce
in Mandarin Chinese
zhǐ只hǎo好
have to, as last resort
HSK 4
Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice
zhǐThird tonehǎoThird tone
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At this point, you have no choice but to shut down the computer.
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，。
There was no bus, so I had no choice but to walk home.
，。
The museum had to close due to lack of finances.
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A syllable has a shape.
Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.
ā First toneHigh and level
á Second toneRising
ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation
à Fourth toneFalling
a Neutral toneShort and light
These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.