只 祇
zhǐ
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
only; merely; just; variant of 只[zhi3]
Other reading: zhī
variant of 隻|只[zhi1]; grain that has begun to ripen; classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
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Examples
我有一只蛋。
wǒ yǒu yī zhǐ dàn。
I have an egg.
我有两只猫。
wǒ yǒu liǎng zhǐ māo。
I have two cats.
我只想睡觉。
wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuì jué。
I just want to sleep.
Words with this character
只是 zhǐ shì merely只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ...只要 zhǐ yào so long as只能 zhǐ néng can only只不过 zhǐ bu guò only只好 zhǐ hǎo to have no other option but to ...船只 chuán zhī ship只顾 zhǐ gù to focus solely on只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing只见 zhǐ jiàn to see over and over again不只 bù zhǐ not only形单影只 xíng dān yǐng zhī lonely soul大只 dà zhī big舰只 jiàn zhī warship猫只 māo zhī cat牛只 niú zhī cow犬只 quǎn zhī dog只身 zhī shēn alone只当 zhǐ dàng to take as …只读 zhǐ dú read-only只怕 zhǐ pà I'm afraid that...只消 zhǐ xiāo to only need