只 (zi2 | zhi3) : only; merely; just; simplified for 隻

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只

zi2

zhi3

[1] only; merely; just; but; simply; yet
[2] simplified form of 隻

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

只

This word has been viewed 13290 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Nov 2014 03:23

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只需要 zi2 seoi1 jiu3 zhi3 xu1 yao4 = only needs 國

只有 zi2 jau5 zhi3 you3 = only have

只係 zi2 hai6 zhi3 xi4 = only 粵

不特只 bat1 dak6 zi2 = variant of 不特止粵

不單只 bat1 daan1 zi2 = not only 粵

唔只 m4 zi2 = not only 粵

唔單只 m4 daan1 zi2 = not only 粵

唔淨只 m4 zing6 zi2 = not only 粵

只好 zi2 hou2 zhi3 hao3 = to have to; to be forced to

只得 zi2 dak1 zhi3 de2 = have no choice but to
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Showing 10 of 15 examples containing 只

佢哋嘅分別只有半年。粵
There's only half a year's difference between them.
[Lit. Their difference only have half year]

聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！國
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.

吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death

佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.

個木橈只有一尺長，點用嚟撐船呀粵
How can we use a mere one-feet long paddle to punt the boat?

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

這兒敗家子只會跟一班豬朋狗友吃喝嫖賭！國
The only thing this good-for-nothing son does is to go around with some bad company and engage in all kinds of vice activities.

你身高只有五呎九﹐想入籃球隊𠍁水啲噃。粵
Your height of five-foot-nine is not tall enough to enter the basketball team.

雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.

我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
[copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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