What does it mean in Chinese?

What does 只能 mean?

只能 zhǐnéng

can only; have no choice but to

Its characters

  1. 只 zhǐ only
  2. 能 néng can

In a sentence

下雨了,我们只能待在家里。 It's raining, so we have no choice but to stay at home.

回家的时候,夏朵朵对妈妈说:“妈妈,在唐阿姨家,不能说‘好吃’,只能说‘吃好了’!

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