Chinese Word: 只 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

只 (Trad.: 隻)HSK 3

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 口

Ideographic: Simple words 八 coming from the mouth 口

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 八 [ bā ] eight; all around, all sides

Similar Characters: 贝

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Pinyin: zhǐ

English Definition: only; merely; just; but

Example Words:

只有	zhǐ yǒu	only	HSK 3
只要	zhǐ yào	if only; so long as	HSK 4
只是	zhǐ shì	merely; simply; only; but	HSK 3
只好	zhǐ hǎo	without any better option; to have to; to be forced to	HSK 4
只得	zhǐ dé	to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to	HSK 4

More: 只* | *只 | *只*

Pinyin: zhī

English Definition: classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

Chinese Definition:
①量词：一只鸡。
②单独的，极少的：只身。片纸只字。
Example Words:

船只	chuán zhī	ship; boat; vessel	HSK 3
只身	zhī shēn	alone; by oneself
只字不提	zhī zì bù tí	not to mention (idiom); to say not one word; fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic); to censor	HSK 4
舰只	jiàn zhī	warship
片言只语	piàn yán zhī yǔ	extremely brief (idiom)

More: 只* | *只 | *只*

1		jiā 家 lǐ 里 zhǐ 只 liú xià 留下 wǒ 我 yí gè 一个 rén 人， bié rén 别人 dōu 都 chū qù 出去 le 了。 Everyone stepped out, only I was in.
2		wǒ 我 zhǐ 只 rèn shí 认识 yǒu xiàn 有限 de 的 jǐ 几 gè 个 hàn zì 汉字。 I only know a few Chinese characters.
3		chē shàng 车上 chuān 穿 hēi 黑 yī fú 衣服 de 的 nán rén 男人 shì 是 gè 个 sān 三 zhǐ 只 shǒu 手。 The man in black on the bus is a pickpocket.
4		tā 她 zhǐ 只 shēng 生 le 了 liǎng 两 gè 个 ér zi 儿子。 She brought forth two sons only.
5		yīn wèi 因为 tā 她 bù 不 shū fú 舒服， suǒ yǐ 所以 zhǐ 只 chī 吃 le 了 yì diǎn diǎn 一点点 dōng xī 东西。 Because she is not feeling well,she just pecks at her food.

1		jiā 家 lǐ 里 zhǐ 只 liú xià 留下 wǒ 我 yí gè 一个 rén 人， bié rén 别人 dōu 都 chū qù 出去 le 了。 Everyone stepped out, only I was in.
2		wǒ 我 zhǐ 只 rèn shí 认识 yǒu xiàn 有限 de 的 jǐ 几 gè 个 hàn zì 汉字。 I only know a few Chinese characters.
3		chē shàng 车上 chuān 穿 hēi 黑 yī fú 衣服 de 的 nán rén 男人 shì 是 gè 个 sān 三 zhǐ 只 shǒu 手。 The man in black on the bus is a pickpocket.
4		tā 她 zhǐ 只 shēng 生 le 了 liǎng 两 gè 个 ér zi 儿子。 She brought forth two sons only.
5		yīn wèi 因为 tā 她 bù 不 shū fú 舒服， suǒ yǐ 所以 zhǐ 只 chī 吃 le 了 yì diǎn diǎn 一点点 dōng xī 东西。 Because she is not feeling well,she just pecks at her food.