chì

啻

Character · Adverb

only; but; merely

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adverb

only; merely; but

literary

A classical/formal adverb used for limitation, often in negative or rhetorical constructions. It is not used alone in modern spoken language, but appears in fixed expressions and literary contexts.

Suǒ所
fèi费
bù不
chì啻
wàn万
jīn金
 。

The cost was not less than ten thousand gold pieces.

Qí其
zhòng重
yào要
hé何
chì啻
yú于
cǐ此
 ？

How can its importance be merely this? (It's far more important than this).

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Cǐ此
shì事
zhī之
nán难
 ，
xī奚
chì啻
dēng登
tiān天
 。

The difficulty of this matter is no less than climbing to the sky.

Qí其
gòng贡
xiàn献
qǐ岂
chì啻
yú于
cǐ此
 ？

How could his contribution be limited to this?