must, have to

Example Sentences

我等了半天他还没回来,只好先走了。那件衣服很漂亮,只是价格太贵了。

wǒ děng le bàn tiān tā hái méi huí lái, zhǐ hǎo xiān zǒu le. nà jiàn yī fú hěn piào liàng, zhǐ shì jià gé tài guì le.

I waited for half a day but he still hasn't come back, so I just went ahead. This clothes rack is so beautiful, it's just a bit expensive.

雨下得太大了,我们只好留在家里。

yǔ xià dé tài dà le, wǒ men zhǐ hǎo liú zài jiā lǐ.

It rained so hard that we had to stay at home.

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