只能 zhǐnéng HSK2 can only Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: no choice All meanings 5 zhǐnéng 5 can only 2have no choice but 2no choice 1 1 sentence for 只能 (zhǐnéng — no choice) 既然公共汽车已经走了,我只能走路回家。 jìrán gōnggòng qìchē yǐjīng zǒu le, wǒ zhǐnéng zǒulù huíjiā. Since the bus has already left, I have no choice but to walk home. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary