Talking Chinese <-> English Dictionary with stroke order image/animation and sample sentences

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.

ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	只		zhǐ	zhi3	only; merely; just; but; grain that has begun to ripen; variant of 只 ; variant of 只
2	只有		zhǐ yǒu	zhi3 you3	only
3	只是		zhǐ shì	zhi3 shi4	merely; simply; only; but
4	只要		zhǐ yào	zhi3 yao4	if only; so long as
5	只能		zhǐ néng	zhi3 neng2	can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
6	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		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	不只		bù zhǐ	bu4 zhi3	not only; not merely
11	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)
12	只怕		zhǐ pà	zhi3 pa4	I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely
13	不怕不识货，只怕货比货	不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨	bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò	bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4	lit. 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
14	不怕官，只怕管		bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn	bu4 pa4 guan1 , zhi3 pa4 guan3	lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb); fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority
15	世上无难事，只怕有心人	世上無難事，只怕有心人	shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén	shi4 shang4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2	there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); persistence will overcome
16	天下无难事，只怕有心人	天下無難事，只怕有心人	tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén	tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2	lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
17	万事皆备，只欠东风	萬事皆備，只欠東風	wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng	wan4 shi4 jie1 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1	everything 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
18	万事俱备，只欠东风	萬事俱備，只欠東風	wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng	wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1	lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom); fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
19	只不过几年前	只不過幾年前	zhǐ bù guò jǐ nián qián	zhi3 bu4 guo4 ji3 nian2 qian2	only a few years ago; just a few years ago
20	只此一家		zhǐ cǐ yī jiā	zhi3 ci3 yi1 jia1	to have a monopoly; to have no branches (idiom)
21	只此一遭		zhǐ cǐ yī zāo	zhi3 ci3 yi1 zao1	for once in one's life (idiom)
22	只读	只讀	zhǐ dú	zhi3 du2	read-only (computing)
23	只见树木，不见森林	祇見樹木，不見森林	zhǐ jiàn shù mù , bù jiàn sēn lín	zhi3 jian4 shu4 mu4 , bu4 jian4 sen1 lin2	only 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
24	只见树木不见森林	只見樹木不見森林	zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín	zhi3 jian4 shu4 mu4 bu4 jian4 sen1 lin2	unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
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
26	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
27	只说不做	只說不做	zhǐ shuō bù zuò	zhi3 shuo1 bu4 zuo4	to be all talk and no action
28	只限于	只限於	zhǐ xiàn yú	zhi3 xian4 yu2	to be limited to
29	只消		zhǐ xiāo	zhi3 xiao1	to only need; it only takes
30	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
31	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
32	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
33	只争旦夕	只爭旦夕	zhǐ zhēng dàn xī	zhi3 zheng1 dan4 xi1	see 只争朝夕
34	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
35	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

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