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只
zhī
only, merely, just
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Simple words 八 coming from the mouth 口
HSK 3
5 strokes
Very Common (1%)
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⿱口八
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Words Using 只 (52)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
只
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zhǐ
only / merely / just / but
3
zhǐ
只
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HSK 3
only / merely / just / but
只
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zhī
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
3
zhī
只
↗
HSK 3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
只
↗
zhǐ
but / only
3
zhǐ
只
↗
HSK 3
but / only
只有
↗
zhǐyǒu
only
3
zhǐyǒu
只有
↗
HSK 3
only
只好
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zhǐhǎo
without any better option / to have to / to be forced to
4
zhǐhǎo
只好
↗
HSK 4
without any better option / to have to / to be forced to
只要
↗
zhǐyào
if only / so long as
4
zhǐyào
只要
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HSK 4
if only / so long as
只不过
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zhǐbuguò
only / merely / nothing but / no more than
zhǐbuguò
只不过
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only / merely / nothing but / no more than
不怕不识货,只怕货比货
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bùpàbùshíhuò,zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò
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
bùpàbùshíhuò,zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò
不怕不识货,只怕货比货
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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
只得
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zhǐdé
to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to
zhǐdé
只得
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to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to
别具只眼
↗
biéjùzhīyǎn
see [[獨具隻眼|独具只眼<dújùzhīyǎn>]]
biéjùzhīyǎn
别具只眼
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see [[獨具隻眼|独具只眼<dújùzhīyǎn>]]