only (adv.)
HSK 3
Traditional
衹
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
指 zhǐ - finger; point at (v.) | HSK 4
Phonetically similar words
之 zhī - [a more literary form of 的; showing possession] (aux.) | HSK 4
支 zhī - branch; the twelve Earthly Branches (clf.) | HSK 5
直 zhí - straight; direct (adj.) | HSK 5
枝 zhī - branch; twig (clf.) | HSK 6
Examples
我只要一杯咖啡。 wǒ zhǐ yào yī bēi kāfēi. - I only want one cup of coffee.
我只有一条裤子。 wǒ zhǐyǒu yī tiáo kùzi. - I only have one pair of pants.
他只会说中文。 tā zhǐ huì shuō zhōngwén. - He can only speak Chinese.
她只喜欢吃素食。 tā zhǐ xǐhuān chī sùshí. - She only likes to eat vegetarian food.
我们只有一个星期假期。 wǒmen zhǐyǒu yīgè xīngqī jiàqī. - We only have one week of vacation.
Phrases
只有……才…… zhǐ yǒu ……cái - only if…then... (relation) | HSK 3
只好 zhǐ hǎo - have to; forced to (adv.) | HSK 4
只要 zhǐ yào - so long as ... (conj.) | HSK 4