"differing only slightly" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
未达一间未達一間	wèi dá yī jiàn	differing only slightly / not much between them

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
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")	syn
稍异稍異	shāo yì	differing slightly
大同小异大同小異	dà tóng xiǎo yì	virtually the same / differing only on small points	syn
除非	chú fēi	only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless	syn
二话二話	èr huà	objection / differing opinion
歧见歧見	qí jiàn	disagreement / differing interpretations
左	zuǒ	left / the Left (politics) / east / unorthodox / queer / wrong / differing / opposite / variant of 佐[zuo3]	syn
不啻天渊不啻天淵	bù chì tiān yuān	no less than from heaven to the abyss (idiom) / differing widely / worlds apart / the gap couldn't be bigger
互异互異	hù yì	differing from one another / mutually different
殊姿	shū zī	differing attitude / different posture
异义異義	yì yì	differing opinion
仅仅僅僅	jǐn jǐn	barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more)	syn
不光	bù guāng	not the only one / not only	syn
仅次于僅次于	jǐn cì yú	second only to ... / ranking behind only ...	syn
唯独唯獨	wéi dú	only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique	syn
只消	zhǐ xiāo	to only need / it only takes
不二法门不二法門	bù èr fǎ mén	the one and only way / the only proper course to take	syn
临阵磨枪臨陣磨槍	lín zhèn mó qiāng	lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment	syn
呗唄	bei	modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm / modal particle indicating that things should only or can only be done a certain way	syn
业精于勤業精於勤	yè jīng yú qín	mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
略识之无略識之無	lüè shí zhī wú	semiliterate / only knows words of one syllable / lit. to know only 之[zhi1] and 無\|无[wu2]	syn
偷鸡不成蚀把米偷雞不成蝕把米	tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ	lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom) / fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off / to go for wool and come back shorn
敬酒不吃吃罚酒敬酒不吃吃罰酒	jìng jiǔ bù chī chī fá jiǔ	lit. to refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit (idiom) / fig. to turn down a request only to be forced later to comply with it under pressure
仅听到僅聽到		heard only / H only
非你莫属非你莫屬	fēi nǐ mò shǔ	it's yours exclusively (idiom) / you are the one / only you deserve it / only you can do it
单传單傳	dān chuán	to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc) / to be learned from only one master (of a skill, art etc)
唯二	wéi èr	(slang) (adjective) (of one thing) one of the only two / (of two things) the only two
一些	yī xiē	some / a few / a little / (following an adjective) slightly ...er	syn
大姐	dà jiě	big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker)	syn
稍稍	shāo shāo	somewhat / a little / slightly	syn
小幅	xiǎo fú	by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small	syn
略微	lüè wēi	a little bit / slightly	syn
有点儿有點兒	yǒu diǎn r	slightly / a little / somewhat	syn
瘦小	shòu xiǎo	slightly-built / petite	syn
略为略為	lüè wéi	slightly	syn
略略	lüè lüè	slightly / roughly / briefly / very generally	syn
略作	lüè zuò	to be abbreviated to / (followed by a verb) slightly
略胜一筹略勝一籌	lüè shèng yī chóu	slightly better / a cut above	syn
微升	wēi shēng	microliter / to increase slightly
小过小過	xiǎo guò	little mistake / minor offense / slightly too much
微	wēi	tiny / miniature / slightly / profound / abtruse / to decline / one millionth part of / micro- / Taiwan pr. [wei2]	syn
暴走鞋	bào zǒu xié	Heelys (roller shoes with wheels protruding slightly from the heel)
差	chā	difference / discrepancy / (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction) / (literary) a little / somewhat / slightly	syn
弱	ruò	weak / feeble / young / inferior / not as good as / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than	syn
斤	jīn	catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
聊	liáo	(coll.) to chat / (literary) temporarily / for a while / (literary) somewhat / slightly / (literary) to depend upon	syn
欠	qiàn	to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)	syn
謦	qì	cough slightly
槟子檳子	bīn zi	binzi / a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent
少间少間	shǎo jiàn	soon / a short while / a narrow gap / slightly better (state of health)
微溶	wēi róng	slightly soluble
苦不唧	kǔ bu jī	slightly bitter
咸丝丝鹹絲絲	xián sī sī	slightly salty
裙带亲裙帶親	qún dài qīn	relatives of the wife (slightly pejorative)
凉凉涼涼	liáng liáng	slightly cold / cool / (neologism) (slang) to be done for / about to be obliterated / (of a place or a person) desolate
些微	xiē wēi	slight / minor / small / slightly	syn
微胖	wēi pàng	slightly chubby / stoutish
虚掩虛掩	xū yǎn	to partially obscure / (of a door, gate or window) slightly open / ajar / not fully shut / unlocked / (of a jacket or shirt) unbuttoned	syn
镬气鑊氣	huò qì	"wok hei", a distinctive smoky, charred, and slightly caramelized flavor imparted to food cooked in a wok over a high flame (orthographic borrowing from Cantonese, Jyutping: wok6 hei3)
就是	jiù shì	exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even if	syn
不过不過	bù guò	only / merely / no more than / but / however / anyway (to get back to a previous topic) / cannot be more (after adjectival)	syn
而且	ér qiě	(not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore	syn
只是	zhǐ shì	merely / only / just / nothing but / simply / but / however	syn
当然當然	dāng rán	only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt	syn
只能	zhǐ néng	can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice	syn
不仅不僅	bù jǐn	not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...)	syn
唯一	wéi yī	only / sole	syn
不但	bù dàn	not only (... but also ...)	syn
开通開通	kāi tōng	to open (a new road or railway line) / to set up (a hotline) / to launch (a service) / to subscribe to (a members-only service)	syn
仅供僅供	jǐn gōng	only for
只不过只不過	zhǐ bu guò	only / merely / nothing but / no more than / it's just that ...	syn
罢了罷了	bà le	a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)	syn
偏偏	piān piān	(indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people	syn
单一單一	dān yī	single / only / sole	syn
不只	bù zhǐ	not only / not merely	syn
唯有	wéi yǒu	only	syn
但愿但願	dàn yuàn	if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that)	syn
独有獨有	dú yǒu	to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only
点缀點綴	diǎn zhuì	to decorate / to adorn / sprinkled / studded / only for show	syn
方能	fāng néng	can then (and only then)
只顾只顧	zhǐ gù	to focus solely on / to pay attention only to / to be preoccupied with	syn
迷糊	mí hu	muddle-headed / dazed / only half conscious	syn
单单單單	dān dān	only / merely / just	syn
非但	fēi dàn	not only	syn
不单不單	bù dān	not the only / not merely / not simply	syn
无非無非	wú fēi	only / nothing else	syn
天机天機	tiān jī	mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret	syn
必经必經	bì jīng	unavoidable / the only (road, entrance etc)
单子單子	dān zǐ	the only son of a family / (functional programming or philosophy) monad	syn
顺理成章順理成章	shùn lǐ chéng zhāng	logical / only to be expected / rational and clearly structured (of text)	syn
只读只讀	zhǐ dú	(computing) read-only
孟子	mèng zǐ	Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
清茶	qīng chá	green tea / only tea (without food)
独生子女獨生子女	dú shēng zǐ nǚ	an only child	syn
惟独惟獨	wéi dú	only / solely / this one alone	syn
方知	fāng zhī	to realize only then
绝无仅有絕無僅有	jué wú jǐn yǒu	one and only (idiom) / rarely seen / unique of its kind	syn
贪玩貪玩	tān wán	to only want to have a good time / to just want to have fun, and to shy away from self-discipline
急功近利	jí gōng jìn lì	seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return	syn

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"differing only slightly" Chinese-English Dictionary

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