只 zhǐ zhī

only, just, simply

HSK 3 #97

DEFINITIONS

只 zhǐ
  • only
  • merely
  • just
  • but
  • variant of 只[zhi3]
  • grain that has begun to ripen
  • variant of 衹|只[zhi3]
只 zhī
  • classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

STROKES

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WORDS

只有 zhǐ yǒu
HSK 3
only; have to, forced to
只要 zhǐ yào
HSK 4
if only; so long as
只好 zhǐ hǎo
HSK 4
without any better option; to have to; to be forced to
只是 zhǐ shì merely; simply; only; but
只能 zhǐ néng can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice
只不过 zhǐ bu guò only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
船只 chuán zhī ship; boat; vessel
不只 bù zhǐ not only; not merely
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
形单影只 xíng dān yǐng zhī lonely soul; solitary
只言片语 zhǐ yán piàn yǔ just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
只说不做 zhǐ shuō bù zuò to be all talk and no action
舰只 jiàn zhī warship
只见树木不见森林 zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
三只手 sān zhī shǒu pickpocket
不怕不识货，只怕货比货 bù pà bù shí huò ， zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò 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
不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨 bù pà bù shí huò ， zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò 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
不怕官，只怕管 bù pà guān ， zhǐ pà guǎn 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
世上无难事，只怕有心人 shì shàng wú nán shì ， zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); persistence will overcome
世上無難事，只怕有心人 shì shàng wú nán shì ， zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom); persistence will overcome
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