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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 zhǐzhi3only; merely; just; but; variant of ; variant of
2只有 只有 zhǐ yǒuzhi3 you3only
3只是 只是 zhǐ shìzhi3 shi4merely; simply; only; but
4只要 只要 zhǐ yàozhi3 yao4if only; so long as
5只能 只能 zhǐ néngzhi3 neng2can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
6只好 只好 zhǐ hǎozhi3 hao3without any better option; to have to; to be forced to
7只不过 祇不過 zhǐ guòzhi3 bu4 guo4only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
8只得 只得 zhǐ zhi3 de2to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
9只顾 只顧 zhǐ zhi3 gu4solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect
10不只 不只 zhǐbu4 zhi3not only; not merely
11只管 只管 zhǐ guǎnzhi3 guan3solely 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)
12只怕 只怕 zhǐ zhi3 pa4I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely
13只欠东风 只欠東風 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēngzhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
14只说不做 只說不做 zhǐ shuō zuòzhi3 shuo1 bu4 zuo4to be all talk and no action
15只见树木不见森林 只見樹木不見森林 zhǐ jiàn shù jiàn sēn línzhi3 jian4 shu4 mu4 bu4 jian4 sen1 lin2unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
16只见树木,不见森林 祇見樹木,不見森林 zhǐ jiàn shù , jiàn sēn línzhi3 jian4 shu4 mu4 , bu4 jian4 sen1 lin2only see the trees, but not see the forest (成语 saw, from Mao Zedong, On contradictions 毛澤東 |毛泽东 , 矛盾論 |矛盾论 ); to concentrate on minutiae at the expense of the big picture
17只知其一,不知其二 只知其一,不知其二 zhǐ zhī , zhī èrzhi3 zhi1 qi2 yi1 , bu4 zhi1 qi2 er4to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
18不怕不识货,只怕货比货 不怕不識貨,只怕貨比貨 shí huò , zhǐ huò huòbu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
19只此一遭 只此一遭 zhǐ zāozhi3 ci3 yi1 zao1for once in one's life (idiom)
20只此一家 只此一家 zhǐ jiāzhi3 ci3 yi1 jia1to have a monopoly; to have no branches (idiom)
21只不过几年前 只不過幾年前 zhǐ guò nián qiánzhi3 bu4 guo4 ji3 nian2 qian2only a few years ago; just a few years ago
22万事俱备,只欠东风 萬事俱備,只欠東風 wàn shì bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēngwan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom); fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
23万事皆备,只欠东风 萬事皆備,只欠東風 wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēngwan4 shi4 jie1 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item; also written 萬事俱備万事俱备只欠东风
24天下无难事,只怕有心人 天下無難事,只怕有心人 tiān xià nán shì , zhǐ yǒu xīn réntian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
25世上无难事,只怕有心人 世上無難事,只怕有心人 shì shàng nán shì , zhǐ yǒu xīn rénshi4 shang4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); persistence will overcome

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