只

Stroke order

Example sentences

• 我只想到你。

  Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng dào nǐ

  I'm only thinking of you.

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• 他只能看着。

  Tā zhǐ néng kàn zhe

  He could only watch.

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• 这只是马。

  Zhè zhǐ shì mǎ

  This is only a horse.

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• 我只要自由。

  Wǒ zhǐ yào zì yóu

  All I want is my freedom.

  Listen Shadow

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Words containing 只

• 只zhǐ 3only; merely; just; but
• 只要zhǐ yào 3–4 if only; so long as
• 只能zhǐ néng 3–2 can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
• 只是zhǐ shì 3–4 merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however
• 只有zhǐ yǒu 3–3 → 2–3only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
• 只好zhǐ hǎo 3–3 → 2–3to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
• 只不过zhǐ bu guò 3–5–4only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
• 只见zhǐ jiàn 3–4 to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)
• 船只chuán zhī 2–1 ship; boat; vessel
• 只顾zhǐ gù 3–4 solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect
• 只得zhǐ dé 3–2 to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
• 只管zhǐ guǎn 3–3 → 2–3solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth)