zhǐ

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Character · AdverbTraditional隻

only; just; merely

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adverb

only; just; merely; solely

Most commonly used in modern spoken Mandarin to emphasize limitation.

Wǒ我
zhǐ只
chī吃
mǐ米
fàn饭
 。

I only eat rice.

Tā他
zhǐ只
xǐ喜
huān欢
lán蓝
sè色
 。

He only likes blue.

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Zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
wǒ我
zhǐ只
kǎo考
le了
liù六
shí十
fēn分
 。

I only got 60 points on this exam.

Tā他
zhǐ只
shuō说
le了
yī一
jù句
huà话
jiù就
zǒu走
le了
 。

He only said one sentence and then left.

Wǒ我
zhǐ只
bù不
guò过
shì是
xiǎng想
bāng帮
nǐ你
ér而
yǐ已
 。

I just wanted to help you.