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 | |
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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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