只 有

zhǐ yǒudictionary entry

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")

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

只有 只有 [zhi3 you3] /only have ...; there is only .../(used in combination with 才[cai2]) 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[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "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[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "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[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")/

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只有

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