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只是

zhǐ shì · zhi shi

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. simply
  3. but; however
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In a conversation

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Are you angry?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)生气(shēngqì)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Are you angry?

  2. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)累(lèi)。

    No, I'm just a bit tired.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)说话(shuōhuà)？

    Then why aren't you talking?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)在(zài)想(xiǎng)晚饭(wǎnfàn)吃(chī)什么(shénme)。

    I'm just thinking about what to eat for dinner.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)只是(zhǐshì)在(zài)想(xiǎng)吃的(chīde)！

    You're just thinking about food!

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)点(diǎn)好(hǎo)了(le)。

    Yes. I already ordered.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)是(shì)想(xiǎng)写(xiě)一(yì)些(xiē)没(méi)有(yǒu)逗(dòu)号(hào)的(de)小(xiǎo)句(jù)子(zi)。

I'm only going to write small sentences without commas.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sunnywqing · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)是(shì)随(suí)便(biàn)问(wèn)问(wèn)，没(méi)有(yǒu)别(bié)的(de)意(yì)思(si)。

I was just asking casually; I meant nothing else by it.

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只
zhǐ

only; merely; just

是
shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true

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