"只" • Chinese-English Dictionary
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| 只 |  zhī | classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |   | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只 | zhǐ | variant of 只[zhi3] | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 只有 | zhǐ yǒu | only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 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 ... (who ...) (Example: 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 indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely / simply / only / but | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只要 | zhǐ yào | if only / so long as | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只能 | zhǐ néng | can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只好 | zhǐ hǎo | without any better option / to have to / to be forced to | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只得 | zhǐ dé | to have no alternative but to / to be obliged to | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只怕 | zhǐ pà | I'm afraid that... / perhaps / maybe / very likely | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只顾 | zhǐ gù | solely preoccupied (with one thing) / engrossed / focusing (on sth) / to look after only one aspect | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只管 | zhǐ guǎn | 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) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只读 | zhǐ dú | read-only (computing) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只身 | zhī shēn | alone / by oneself | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只消 | zhǐ xiāo | to only need / it only takes | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 只见 | zhǐ jiàn | to see (the same thing) over and over again / to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 只不过 | zhǐ bù guò | it's just that ... | |
| 只不过 | zhǐ bu guò | only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ... | |
| 只限于 | zhǐ xiàn yú | to be limited to | |
| 只争朝夕 | zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī | to seize every minute (idiom) / to make the best use of one's time | |
| 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 | |
| 只欠东风 | zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng | all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item | |
| 只言片语 | zhǐ yán piàn yǔ | just a word or two (idiom) / a few isolated phrases | |
| 只争旦夕 | zhǐ zhēng dàn xī | see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1] | |
| 只字不提 | zhī zì bù tí | not to mention (idiom) / to say not one word / fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic) / to censor | |
| 只说不做 | zhǐ shuō bù zuò | to be all talk and no action | |
| 只眼独具 | zhī yǎn dú jù | see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3] | |
| 只不过几年前 | zhǐ bù guò jǐ nián qián | only a few years ago / just a few years ago | |
| 只见树木不见森林 | zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín | unable to see the wood for the trees / fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture | |
| 只见树木，不见森林 | zhǐ jiàn shù mù , bù jiàn sēn lín | only see the trees, but not see the forest (idiom, from Mao Zedong, On contradictions 毛澤東|毛泽东, 矛盾論|矛盾论) / to concentrate on minutiae at the expense of the big picture | |
| 只可意会，不可言传 | zhǐ kě yì huì , bù kě yán chuán | can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / mysterious and subtle | |
| 只知其一，不知其二 | zhǐ zhī qí yī , bù zhī qí èr | to know the first, but not know the second (idiom) / only partial information | |
| 只注重结果的弹性工作制 | results-only work environment | | |
| 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 | zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn | 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 | |
| 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | only the official is allowed to light the fire / Gods may do what cattle may not / quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi | |
| 只部署国际公共部门会计准则部分 | IPSAS Only | |
Approximate Results for 只 | ||||
| 不只 | bù zhǐ | not only / not merely | | |
| 船只 | chuán zhī | ship / boat / vessel | | |
| 舰只 | jiàn zhī | warship | | |
| 大只 | dà zhī | big | | |
| 牛只 | niú zhī | cow / cattle | | |
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| 三只手 | sān zhī shǒu | pickpocket | |
| 形单影只 | xíng dān yǐng zhī | lonely soul / solitary | |
| 别具只眼 | bié jù zhī yǎn | see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3] | |
| 斗酒只鸡 | dǒu jiǔ zhī jī | lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom) / fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests | |
| 独具只眼 | dú jù zhī yǎn | to see what others fail to see (idiom) / to have exceptional insight | |
| 孤身只影 | gū shēn zhī yǐng | lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company / to be all alone (idiom) | |
| 轻型船只 | light water craft | | |
| 跳一只脚 | tiào yī zhī jiǎo | to hop on one leg | |
| 脚踏两只船 | jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán | to have a foot in both camps / to have a bet each way / to be having an affair | |
| 脚踩两只船 | jiǎo cǎi liǎng zhī chuán | see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船[jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2] | |
| 睁只眼闭只眼 | zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn | to turn a blind eye | |
| 光盘只读存储器 | Compact Disk-Read Only Memory | | |
| 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) / fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority | |
| 渔业船只联营协定 | Fisheries Vessels Pool Agreement | | |
| 睁一只眼闭一只眼 | zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn | to turn a blind eye | |
| 船只航道安排总规定 | General Provisions on Ship's Routeing | | |
| 万事皆备，只欠东风 | wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng | everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风 | |
| 万事俱备，只欠东风 | wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng | lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item | |
| 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) / fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison | |
| 可擦写可编程只读存储器 | kě cā xiě kě biān chéng zhī dú cún chǔ qì | EPROM (erasable programmable read-only memory) | |
| 世上无难事，只怕有心人 | shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén | see 天下無難事，只怕有心人|天下无难事，只怕有心人[tian1 xia4 wu2 nan2 shi4 , zhi3 pa4 you3 xin1 ren2] | |
| 天下无难事，只怕有心人 | tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén | there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom) / persistence will overcome | |
| 控制船只有害防污系统国际公约 | International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships | | |
| 马德里商标登记信息只读记忆系统 | Read-Only-Memory of Madrid Actualized Registry Information | | |
| 联合王国船只通航服务标准协调讨论会 | Seminar on Coordination of Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Standards in the United Kingdom | | |
| 关于船只造成的废物问题的大加勒比倡议 | Wider Caribbean Initiative for Ship-Generated Wastes | |
