have no choice; resignedly
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadverb
to have no alternative; cannot help but; resignedly
Indicates that one is forced to do something because there is no other option. Often carries a tone of resignation or helplessness.
Xiǎo小
Huáng黄
děng等
le了
hěn很
jiǔ久
bú不
jiàn见
tā他
lái来
，
mò没
nài奈
hé何
zhǐ只
hǎo好
yī一
gè个
rén人
qù去
le了
。
Little Huang waited a long time and didn't see him arrive, so having no choice, he went alone.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
bù不
tóng同
yì意
，
tā他
mò没
nài奈
hé何
zhǐ只
hǎo好
fàng放
qì弃
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
。
Everyone disagreed, so he had no choice but to give up his own idea.
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Tiān天
qì气
tài太
zāo糟
gāo糕
，
wǒ我
men们
mò没
nài奈
hé何
zhǐ只
hǎo好
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
yě野
cān餐
。
The weather was too terrible, so we had no choice but to cancel the picnic.