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zhī
only, merely, just
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HSK 3 ✏️ 5 strokes Very Common • Top 1%

Words Using 只 (52)

zhǐ
HSK 3
only / merely / just / but
zhī
HSK 3
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
zhǐ
HSK 3
but / only
只有
zhǐyǒu
HSK 3
only
只要
zhǐyào
HSK 4
if only / so long as
只好
zhǐhǎo
HSK 4
without any better option / to have to / to be forced to
不怕不识货,只怕货比货
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
只不过
zhǐbuguò
only / merely / nothing but / no more than
别具只眼
biéjùzhīyǎn
see [[獨具隻眼|独具只眼<dújùzhīyǎn>]]
只可意会,不可言传
zhǐkěyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán
can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子]]); mysterious and subtle
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