| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 只 | 祇 | zhǐ | zhi3 | only; merely; just; but; variant of 只 ; variant of 只 | ||
| 2 | 只有 | 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | zhi3 you3 | only | ||
| 3 | 只是 | 只是 | zhǐ shì | zhi3 shi4 | merely; simply; only; but | ||
| 4 | 只要 | 只要 | zhǐ yào | zhi3 yao4 | if only; so long as | ||
| 5 | 只能 | 只能 | zhǐ néng | zhi3 neng2 | can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice | ||
| 6 | 只好 | 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | zhi3 hao3 | without any better option; to have to; to be forced to | ||
| 7 | 只不过 | 祇不過 | zhǐ bù guò | zhi3 bu4 guo4 | only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ... | ||
| 8 | 只得 | 只得 | zhǐ dé | zhi3 de2 | to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to | ||
| 9 | 只顾 | 只顧 | zhǐ gù | zhi3 gu4 | solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect | ||
| 10 | 只管 | 只管 | zhǐ guǎn | zhi3 guan3 | solely 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) | ||
| 11 | 只怕 | 只怕 | zhǐ pà | zhi3 pa4 | I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely | ||
| 12 | 只消 | 只消 | zhǐ xiāo | zhi3 xiao1 | to only need; it only takes | ||
| 13 | 只知其一，不知其二 | 只知其一，不知其二 | zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr | zhi3 zhi1 qi2 yi1 , bu4 zhi1 qi2 er4 | to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information | ||
| 14 | 只需 | 只需 | zhǐ xū | zhi3 xu1 | Just suffice | ||
| 15 | 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 | 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | zhi3 xu3 zhou1 guan1 fang4 huo3 , bu4 xu3 bai3 xing4 dian3 deng1 | only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi | ||
| 16 | 只言片语 | 只言片語 | zhǐ yán piàn yǔ | zhi3 yan2 pian4 yu3 | just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases | ||
| 17 | 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 | 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 | zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn | zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1 | If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成针 , to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently | ||
| 18 | 只用 | 只用 | zhǐ yòng | zhi3 yong4 | Just use | ||
| 19 | 只争旦夕 | 只爭旦夕 | zhǐ zhēng dàn xī | zhi3 zheng1 dan4 xi1 | see 只争朝夕 | ||
| 20 | 只争朝夕 | 只爭朝夕 | zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī | zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1 | to seize every minute (idiom); to make the best use of one's time | ||
| 21 | 只限于 | 只限於 | zhǐ xiàn yú | zhi3 xian4 yu2 | to be limited to | ||
| 22 | 只限 | 只限 | zhǐ xiàn | zhi3 xian4 | Only | ||
| 23 | 只说不做 | 只說不做 | zhǐ shuō bù zuò | zhi3 shuo1 bu4 zuo4 | to be all talk and no action | ||
| 24 | 只欠东风 | 只欠東風 | zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng | zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1 | all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item | ||
| 25 | 只可意会，不可言传 | 只可意會，不可言傳 | zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán | zhi3 ke3 yi4 hui4 , bu4 ke3 yan2 chuan2 | can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子 ); mysterious and subtle |
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