只

The character "只" has 5 strokes. "只" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "只" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "只" are "zhī" "zhǐ" . View the stroke order of "只">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "只"

adj.: single; one only

adv.: only; just; merely

• single : adj.单一的；单个的；未婚的；单身的；由一个部分构成的；独特的；独有的；公正的；一心一意的；独创的
• only : adv.唯一地；仅有地；只；不料；结果却；才；仅仅；只会；刚刚；直到…才
• just : adj.正义的；公正的；应得的；适当的；有充分根据的；恰如其分的；有理由的；无可非议的
• merely : adv.仅仅；只不过；纯粹是

Form words with "只"

修造船只 repair a ship

巡逻舰只 patrolling vessels

Example phrases using "只"

• 这只船大，即使刮风，也很安稳。

  The boat is big and is steady even in the wind.

• 她只为自己着想，从不关心别人。

  She thinks only of herself, and never cares about other people.

• 每个乘客只容许带一件手提行李。

  The passengers are allowed only one item of hand luggage each.

• 我只听队长的，你甭想指拨我。

  Don’t try to boss me around. I’ll only obey the team leader’s orders.

• 那次聚会只留下了朦胧的回忆。

  There remained only the haziest memories of that party.

• 该国大使馆只办理非移民签证。

  The Embassy only processes non-immigrant visas.

• 新纪录比旧的只快0.11秒。

  The new record saved 0.11 second off the old one.

• 我走近时，那只鹿飞奔而逃了。

  The deer darted away when I approached.

• 过去五年中，这只狗一直与他相伴。

  The dog has been his constant companion in the past five years.

• 他这个人只说好话，从不行动。

  He is a guy who has only fine words but no deeds.