只 – vocab dash

Keyword

only

merely
just

Frequency: #84
Strokes: 5

Readings

zhǐ88%

zhī13%

Mnemonic

Simple words 八 coming from the mouth 口

Stroke order

Composed of

口mouth 八eight

Used in characters

识to know 织to weave 职office 积to amass 帜flag 炽to burn 咫unit of length used during the Zhou dynasty 枳hedge thorn 轵the end of an axle that extends beyond the hub

Used in vocabulary

只zhǐ

only; merely; just

只是zhǐshì

merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however

只有zhǐyǒu

only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才 (cái)) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 (zhǐyǒutōngguòzhìliáocáinéngquányù) "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 (zhǐyǒunánxìngcáiyǒucǐxūyào) "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 (zhǐyǒuqūfú) "the only thing you can do is give in")

只要zhǐyào

so long as; provided; if

只能zhǐnéng

can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice

只不过zhǐbuguò

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...

只好zhǐhǎo

to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to

船只chuánzhī

ship; boat; vessel

只得zhǐdé

to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to

只见zhǐjiàn

to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)

只顾zhǐgù

to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with

只管zhǐguǎn

solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth)

只怕zhǐpà

I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely

只zhī

grain that has begun to ripen; classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

舰只jiànzhī

warship

只身zhīshēn

alone; by oneself

只当zhǐdàng

(coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if …; Taiwan pr. zhi3dāng

只读zhǐdú

(computing) read-only