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只
只
zhǐ
adv. only, merely, just
Other meanings
[zhī]   char./m. single, the only; measure word for birds and some animals, for one of certain paired things, for certain containers, or small boats
口    mouth
'只' is part of the following simplified words:
 䍉 咫 帜 枳 炽 积 织 职 识 轵
'只' is part of the following traditional words:
 䍉 咫 枳 軹
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
我​只​有​美​金​，行​吗​？
我​只​有​美​金​，行​嗎​？
wó zhí yóu měi jīn, xíng ma ?
phr. I only have U. S. Dollar. Is that OK?
这​个​问​题​只​有​老​师​才​知​道​。
這​個​問​題​只​有​老​師​才​知​道​。
zhè gè wèn tí zhí yóu lǎo shī cái zhī dào .
phr. The teacher is the only person who can answer this question.
我​不​会​包​饺​子​，只​会​吃​饺​子​。
我​不​會​包​餃​子​，只​會​吃​餃​子​。
wǒ bú huì bāo jiǎo zi, zhǐ huì chī jiǎo zi .
phr. I cannot make dumplings, but I can eat dumplings.
他​只​喝​白​水​，不​喝​咖​啡​。
他​只​喝​白​水​，不​喝​咖​啡​。
tā zhǐ hē bái shuǐ, bù hē kā fēi
phr. He only drinks plain boiled water and doesn't drink coffee.
他​这​么​做​，只​因​他​太​爱​她​了​。
他​這​麼​做​，只​因​他​太​愛​她​了​。
tā zhè me zuò, zhǐ yīn tā tài ài tā le .
phr. He did so only because he loved her very much.
机​会​只​会​眷​顾​那​些​有​准​备​的​人​。
機​會​只​會​眷​顧​那​些​有​準​備​的​人​。
jī huì zhǐ huì juàn gù nà xiē yóu zhǔn bèi de rén
phr. Opportunities only favor those who are well prepared.
我​们​只​见​了​一​次​。
我​們​只​見​了​一​次​。
wǒ men zhǐ jiàn le yí cì
phr. We have met (each other) for only once.
你​只​吃​了​馒​头​吗​？
你​只​吃​了​饅​頭​嗎​？
ní zhǐ chī le mán tou ma ?
phr. Did you only eat steamed buns?
我​只​想​说​对​不​起​。
我​只​想​說​對​不​起​。
wó zhí xiǎng shuō duì bu qǐ .
phr. I just want to say sorry.
这​件​事​，只​有​他​才​能​做​好​。
這​件​事​，只​有​他​才​能​做​好​。
zhè jiàn shì, zhí yǒu tā cái néng zuò hǎo .
phr. As for this matter, only he can do it well.
只​有​你​才​关​心​我​。
只​有​你​才​關​心​我​。
zhí yóu nǐ cái guān xīn wǒ .
phr. Only you care for me.
这​个​村​子​里​只​有​六​十​个​人​。
這​個​村​子​裡​只​有​六​十​個​人​。
zhè gè cūn zi lí zhí yǒu liù shí gè rén .
phr. In this village, there are only sixty people.
只​吃​蔬​菜​对​身​体​健​康​不​好​。
只​吃​蔬​菜​對​身​體​健​康​不​好​。
zhǐ chī shū cài duì shēn tǐ jiàn kāng bù hǎo .
phr. Only eating vegetables is not good for one's health.