How to write 只

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Meaning of 只

Pinyin zhī、 zhǐ

Radical

口

Strokes

Definition

earth-spirit / peace, (a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.) / single / only, M for one of a pair, only / merely / just / but, but / only

Usage

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只见 zhī jiàn

only see / only to see / Tadami

只有 zhǐ yǒu

only

只能 zhǐ néng

can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice

一只 yī zhī

One

只好 zhǐ hǎo

without any better option / to have to / to be forced to

只怕 zhǐ pà

I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely

只得 zhǐ dé

to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to

只是 zhǐ shì

merely / simply / only / but

船只 chuán zhī

ship / boat / vessel

只不过 zhǐ bu guò

only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ...

只顾 zhǐ gù

solely preoccupied (with one thing) / engrossed / focusing (on sth) / to look after only one aspect

只管 zhǐ guǎn

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)

只求 zhǐ qiú

Just ask

几只 jǐ zhī

several / a few

三只 sān zhǐ

three

只用 zhǐ yòng

only use / only need

只当 zhǐ dāng

Only when

只此一家 zhī cǐ yī jiā

Only one

只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī

to seize every minute (idiom) / to make the best use of one's time

只要 zhǐ yào

if only / so long as

只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng

all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

仅只 jǐn zhǐ

Only

两只 liǎng zhǐ

two

舰只 jiàn zhī

warship

只许 zhǐ xǔ

Only allowed