只 zhǐ zhī

only, just, simply

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

WORDS

别具只眼 bié jù zhī yǎn see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
只不過 zhǐ bu guò only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...
只可意会，不可言传 zhǐ kě yì huì ， bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
只可意會，不可言傳 zhǐ kě yì huì ， bù kě yán chuán can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious and subtle
只欠东风 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
只欠東風 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
只消 zhǐ xiāo to only need; it only takes
只争旦夕 zhǐ zhēng dàn xī see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1]
只爭旦夕 zhǐ zhēng dàn xī see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1]
只争朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī to seize every minute (idiom); to make the best use of one's time
只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī to seize every minute (idiom); to make the best use of one's time
只知其一，不知其二 zhǐ zhī qí yī ， bù zhī qí èr to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn ， tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn ， tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
只見樹木不見森林 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
只言片語 zhǐ yán piàn yǔ just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ ， bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ ， bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
只說不做 zhǐ shuō bù zuò to be all talk and no action
只读 zhǐ dú read-only (computing)
只讀 zhǐ dú read-only (computing)
只限于 zhǐ xiàn yú to be limited to
只限於 zhǐ xiàn yú to be limited to
只顧 zhǐ gù solely preoccupied (with one thing); engrossed; focusing (on sth); to look after only one aspect
可擦写可编程只读存储器 kě cā xiě kě biān chéng zhī dú cún chǔ qì EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory)
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