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Chinese Pinyin Translation
仅供 僅供 jǐn gōng only for
Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
除非 chú fēi only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless syn
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
唯独 唯獨 wéi dú only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique syn
仅次于 僅次于 jǐn cì yú second only to ... / ranking behind only ... 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
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
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
就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn
但 dàn but / yet / however / still / merely / only / just syn
才 纔 cái (variant of 才[cai2]) just now / (variant of 才[cai2]) (before an expression of quantity) only syn
就是 jiù shì exactly / precisely / only / simply / just / (used correlatively with 也[ye3]) even / even if syn
当然 當然 dāng rán only natural / as it should be / certainly / of course / without doubt 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
只是 zhǐ shì merely / only / just / nothing but / simply / but / however syn
而且 ér qiě (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore syn
唯一 wéi yī only / sole syn
第 dì (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4-liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but / however / (literary) only / just syn
光 guāng light / ray (CL:道[dao4]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered syn
只能 zhǐ néng can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice syn
单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn
不仅 不僅 bù jǐn not just / not limited to / (as a correlative conjunction) not only (..., but also ...) syn
但愿 但願 dàn yuàn if only (sth were possible) / I wish (that) syn
不但 bù dàn not only (... but also ...) 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
迷糊 mí hu muddle-headed / dazed / only half conscious syn
始 shǐ to begin / to start / then / only then syn
单单 單單 dān dān only / merely / just syn
不只 bù zhǐ not only / not merely syn
不单 不單 bù dān not the only / not merely / not simply syn
只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù to focus solely on / to pay attention only to / to be preoccupied with syn
唯有 wéi yǒu only syn
无非 無非 wú fēi only / nothing else syn
单一 單一 dān yī single / only / sole syn
独生子 獨生子 dú shēng zǐ a son who is an only child syn
必经 必經 bì jīng unavoidable / the only (road, entrance etc)
热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn
独生女 獨生女 dú shēng nǚ a daughter who is an only child syn
点缀 點綴 diǎn zhuì to decorate / to adorn / sprinkled / studded / only for show syn
绝无仅有 絕無僅有 jué wú jǐn yǒu one and only (idiom) / rarely seen / unique of its kind syn
独子 獨子 dú zǐ a son who is an only child syn
咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ (idiom) to have only oneself to blame / to bring trouble through one's own actions syn
独有 獨有 dú yǒu to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only
顺理成章 順理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng logical / only to be expected / rational and clearly structured (of text) syn
天机 天機 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic) / inscrutable twist of fate / fig. top secret syn
次于 次於 cì yú second after / second only to syn
急功近利 jí gōng jìn lì seeking instant benefit (idiom) / shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return syn
大同小异 大同小異 dà tóng xiǎo yì virtually the same / differing only on small points syn
岂止 豈止 qǐ zhǐ not only / far from / more than syn
非但 fēi dàn not only syn
望尘莫及 望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior syn
毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle / sth that has only a weak effect syn
贪生怕死 貪生怕死 tān shēng pà sǐ greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom) / craven and cowardly / clinging abjectly to life / only interested in saving one's neck syn
有名无实 有名無實 yǒu míng wú shí lit. has a name but no reality (idiom) / exists only in name / nominal syn
换汤不换药 換湯不換藥 huàn tāng bù huàn yào different broth but the same old medicine (idiom) / a change in name only / a change in form but not in substance syn
惟独 惟獨 wéi dú only / solely / this one alone syn
治标 治標 zhì biāo to treat only the symptoms but not the root cause
独生子女 獨生子女 dú shēng zǐ nǚ an only child syn
家徒四壁 jiā tú sì bì lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom) / fig. very poor / wretched syn
浅尝辄止 淺嚐輒止 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ lit. to stop after taking just a sip (idiom) / fig. to gain only a superficial knowledge of sth and then stop syn
无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case syn
百年不遇 bǎi nián bù yù only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc) syn
因小失大 yīn xiǎo shī dà to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom) syn
裸机 裸機 luǒ jī hardware-only device / computer without operating system or other software installed / mobile phone or pager without network subscription
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)
一枝独秀 一枝獨秀 yī zhī dú xiù lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom) / fig. to be in a league of one's own / outstanding syn
按图索骥 按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom) / fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines / to try and find sth with the help of a clue syn
非独 非獨 fēi dú not only / not merely 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
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
方能 fāng néng can then (and only then)
单子 單子 dān zǐ the only son of a family / (functional programming or philosophy) monad syn
只读 只讀 zhǐ dú (computing) read-only
方知 fāng zhī to realize only then
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
内参 內參 nèi cān restricted document, available only to certain individuals such as high-ranking Party officials (abbr. for 內部參考|内部参考) / (literary) palace eunuch syn
节度使 節度使 jié dù shǐ Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authority, but only civil authority in Song
小皇帝 xiǎo huáng dì child emperor / (fig.) spoiled child / spoiled boy / pampered only child
半条命 半條命 bàn tiáo mìng half a life / only half alive / barely alive / (scared, beaten etc) half to death
纯文字 純文字 chún wén zì text-only (webpage, slide etc)
行尸走肉 行屍走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu walking corpse (idiom) / zombie / person who lives only on the material level syn
独生 獨生 dú shēng only (child) / without siblings / to be the sole survivor
可遇不可求 kě yù bù kě qiú can be discovered but not sought (idiom) / one can only come across such things serendipitously
不独 不獨 bù dú not only syn
法家 fǎ jiā the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475-221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) / a Legalist syn
中国银联 中國銀聯 zhōng guó yín lián China UnionPay (CUP), China's only domestic bank card organization
三脚猫 三腳貓 sān jiǎo māo sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)
有赖 有賴 yǒu lài (of an outcome) to rely on / to require / can only be achieved by means of syn
饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse syn
临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn
硕果仅存 碩果僅存 shuò guǒ jǐn cún only remaining of the great (idiom) / one of the few greats extant syn
不惟 bù wéi not only syn
识时务者为俊杰 識時務者為俊傑 shí shí wù zhě wèi jùn jié Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances.
不求甚解 bù qiú shèn jiě lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom) / only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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