Results for “只”

only / merely / just

grain that has begun to ripen

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

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merely / only / just / nothing but / simply / but / however

so long as / provided / if

only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cái]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù] "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[zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào] "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[zhǐ yǒu qū fú] "the only thing you can do is give in")

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

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

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

ship / boat / vessel

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

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)

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

to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to

alone / by oneself

(idiom) to say not a single word about it

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

not only / not merely

(idiom) lonely soul / solitary

can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ]) / mysterious and subtle

all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item

to only need / it only takes

see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī]

(idiom) to seize every minute / to make the best use of one's time

(coll.) to take (sth) as … / to treat as … / to assume / to act as if … / Taiwan pr. [zhǐdāng]

to know the first, but not know the second (idiom) / only partial information

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom) / fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently

can't see the wood for the trees

only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi

to be all talk and no action

(computing) read-only

to be limited to

see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[dú jù zhī yǎn]

(idiom) just a word or two / a few isolated phrases

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

pickpocket

lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison