只

zhǐ

variant of 只[zhi3]

mouth (口) + division (八) = only, merely

A mouth (口) with something dividing (八) it suggests the idea of limiting or restricting speech to just one thing. This character functions as an adverb meaning 'only' or 'merely,' narrowing everything down to a single point.

口+八→只
八DivisionSemantic
口MouthSemantic

我只有一个问题想问你。

wǒ zhǐ yǒu yī gè wèntí xiǎng wèn nǐ。

I only have one question I want to ask you.

他只知道自己的事,不关心别人。

tā zhǐ zhīdào zìjǐ de shì,bù guānxīn biérén。

He only knows about his own affairs and does not care about others.

Words with 只

船只

chuán zhī

ship

只读

zhǐ dú

(computing) read-only

只当

zhǐ dàng

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

只见

zhǐ jiàn

to see (the same thing) over and over again

只字不提

zhī zì bù tí

(idiom) to say not a single word about it

只眼独具

zhī yǎn dú jù

see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]

只鸡斗酒

zhī jī dǒu jiǔ

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

只身

zhī shēn

alone; by oneself

三只手

sān zhī shǒu

pickpocket

不只

bù zhǐ

not only

不怕不识货,只怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb)

不怕官,只怕管

bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn

lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)

More characters with 口

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