Translations for „只“ in the Chinese » English Dictionary

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只 (隻) zhī see also zhǐ

1. 只:

只 zhī

single

只字不提

not say a single word

只字不提

not mention it at all

2. 只 (used as a measuring unit):

两只船

two boats

See also 只 zhǐ

只 (衹、祇) zhǐ

只 see also zhī

只 zhǐ

only

只 zhǐ

merely

只 (衹、祇) zhǐ

只 see also zhī

只 zhǐ

only

只 zhǐ

merely

只身 zhī­shēn

只身 zhīshēn

alone

只身 zhīshēn

all by oneself

只得 zhǐ­dé

只得 zhǐdé

have to

只得 zhǐdé

have no choice but to

只得 zhǐdé

be compelled [or obliged] to

我只得放弃。

I have to give up.

只是 zhǐ­shì

1. 只是:

只是 zhǐshì

only

只是 zhǐshì

merely

只是 zhǐshì

just

他只是嘴上说说而已。

He merely paid lip-service.

2. 只是:

只是 zhǐshì

simply

不管怎样追问，他只是不开口。

He simply refused to answer no matter how he was pestered with questions.

3. 只是:

只是 zhǐshì

however

只是 zhǐshì

nevertheless

只是 zhǐshì

but

我本想去，只是天下雨出不了门。

I meant to go, but I was kept in by the rain.

只要 zhǐ­yào

只要 zhǐyào

so [or as] long as

只要 zhǐyào

provided

只要工夫深，铁杵磨成针。

Constant dripping wears away a stone. [or Perseverance spells success.]

只有 zhǐ­yǒu

只有 zhǐyǒu

only

只有 zhǐyǒu

alone