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只

zhǐ · zhi/zhī · zhi

Traditional 秖 / 隻 / 祇 / 衹

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Meaning

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zhǐ 只

  1. only; merely; just

zhī 秖

  1. grain that has begun to ripen

zhī 隻

  1. classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

zhī 只

  1. variant of 隻 / 只 (zhī)

zhǐ 祇

  1. variant of 只 (zhǐ)

zhǐ 衹

  1. variant of 只 (zhǐ)
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Only ten yuan

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)只(zhǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)一个(yīgè)包子(bāozi)？

    Why did you buy only one bun?

  2. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)。

    Because I only have ten yuan.

  3. Liangliang

    只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)？昨天(zuótiān)不是(bùshì)发(fā)工资(gōngzī)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Only ten yuan? Didn't you get paid yesterday?

  4. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yī)只(zhī)猫(māo)。

    Yesterday I bought a cat.

  5. Liangliang

    一(yī)只(zhī)猫(māo)？那(nà)猫(māo)呢(ne)？

    A cat? Where is the cat?

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)，正(zhèng)等着(děngzhe)我(wǒ)回去(huíqu)喂(wèi)它(tā)呢(ne)。

    It's at home, waiting for me to come back and feed it.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)十(shí)块(kuài)钱(qián)，不(bú)够(gòu)买(mǎi)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)。

I only have ten yuan, not enough to buy this book.

02

树(shù)上(shàng)停(tíng)着(zhe)一(yì)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)鸟(niǎo)。

A little bird is perched in the tree.

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