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仅

jǐn · jin

Traditional 僅

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. barely
  2. only
  3. merely
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Only tonight

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，牌子(páizi)上(shàng)写(xiě)：仅(jǐn)限(xiàn)今晚(jīnwǎn)。

    Look, the sign says: only tonight.

  2. Liangliang

    糖葫芦(tánghúlu)仅(jǐn)限(xiàn)今晚(jīnwǎn)吗(ma)？

    Candied haws are only tonight?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，明天(míngtiān)就(jiù)没有(méiyǒu)了(le)。

    Yes. Tomorrow there will be none.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)赶快(gǎnkuài)买(mǎi)吧(ba)！

    Then let us buy some quickly!

  5. Dengdeng

    牌子(páizi)背面(bèimiàn)写(xiě)：每天(měitiān)都(dōu)是(shì)仅(jǐn)限(xiàn)今晚(jīnwǎn)。

    The back of the sign says: every day is only tonight.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

仅(jǐn)三(sān)分(fēn)之(zhī)一(yī)的(de)成(chéng)员(yuán)出(chū)席(xí)了(le)会(huì)议(yì)。

Only one third of the members turned up at the meeting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)餐(cān)厅(tīng)仅(jǐn)接(jiē)受(shòu)现(xiàn)金(jīn)付(fù)款(kuǎn)。

This restaurant only accepts cash payments.

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