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只能 zhǐ néng can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
不得不 have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
选择 xuǎn to select; to pick / choice; option; alternative
作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract
粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled
选项 xuǎn xiàng option; alternative; choice / to choose a project
人选 rén xuǎn choice of person / candidate
不得已 to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must
集锦 jǐn a collection of choice items (poems, photos etc)
用语 yòng choice of words / wording / phraseology / term
首选 shǒu xuǎn first choice / premium / to come first in the imperial examinations
情非得已 qíng fēi compelled by the circumstances (to do sth) / (have) no other choice (but do sth) / (used as a pun in romance) can't help but fall in love
精选 jīng xuǎn carefully chosen / handpicked / best of the bunch / choice (product) / concentration (mining) / to concentrate / to winnow
格律 forms of versification / conventions regarding set number of words and lines, choice of tonal patterns and rhyme schemes for various types of Classical Chinese poetic composition / metrical verse
呼之欲出 zhī chū lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) / fig. on the verge of coming out into the open / (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed / (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed
招亲 zhāo qīn to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family) / to take a wife by one's own choice
宁缺毋滥 nìng quē làn better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
属意 zhǔ to set one's heart on / to set one's choice on
莫衷一是 zhōng shì unable to reach a decision (idiom); cannot agree on the right choice / no unanimous decision / still a matter of discussion
两难 liǎng nán dilemma / quandary / to face a difficult choice
不二 èr the only (choice, way etc) / undivided (loyalty)
别无选择 bié xuǎn to have no other choice
哑巴吃黄连 ba chī huáng lián no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom) / also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲 / (often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])
没法 méi at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
白拣 bái jiǎn a cheap choice / to choose sth that costs nothing


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