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 具 jù tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies syn 仅仅 僅僅 jǐn jǐn barely / only / merely / only (this and nothing more) syn 装置 裝置 zhuāng zhì to install / installation / equipment / system / unit / device syn 打球 dǎ qiú to play ball / to play with a ball 戏剧 戲劇 xì jù a drama / a play / theater / script of a play syn 锁定 鎖定 suǒ dìng to lock (a door) / to close with a latch / to lock into place / a lock / a latch / to lock a computer file (to prevent it being overwritten) / to lock (denying access to a computer system or device or files, e.g. by password-protection) / to focus attention on / to target 模拟 模擬 mó nǐ imitation / to simulate / to imitate / analog (device, as opposed to digital) syn 不光 bù guāng not the only one / not only syn 越狱 越獄 yuè yù to break out of prison / to jailbreak (an iOS device etc) 窃听器 竊聽器 qiè tīng qì tapping device / bug 关机 關機 guān jī to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film 玩牌 wán pái to play cards / to play mahjong 电器 電器 diàn qì (electrical) appliance / device syn 出格 chū gé to overstep the bounds of what is proper / to take sth too far / (of a measuring device) to go off the scale syn 扫描仪 掃描儀 sǎo miáo yí scanner (device) 报警器 報警器 bào jǐng qì alarm (e.g. burglar or fire alarm) / warning device 驱动 驅動 qū dòng to drive / to propel / drive (vehicle wheel) / drive mechanism (tape or disk) / device driver (computing software) syn 唯独 唯獨 wéi dú only / just (i.e. it is only that...) / all except / unique syn 按键 按鍵 àn jiàn button or key (on a device) / keystroke / CL:個|个[ge4] / to press a button 燃烧弹 燃燒彈 rán shāo dàn fire bomb / incendiary device syn 机子 機子 jī zi machine / device syn 法宝 法寶 fǎ bǎo Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand syn 复位 復位 fù wèi to restore sb or sth to its original position / to regain the throne / to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc) / reset 仅次于 僅次于 jǐn cì yú second only to ... / ranking behind only ... syn 引线 引線 yǐn xiàn fuse (for an explosive device) / electrical lead / intermediary / catalyst / (dialect) sewing needle syn 搭载 搭載 dā zài (of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload) / (of a device or system) to be equipped with (a piece of hardware or software) 变脸 變臉 biàn liǎn to turn hostile suddenly / face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic change of attitude expressing fright, anger etc syn 联机 聯機 lián jī online / network / to connect online / to connect an electronic device to another device 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 适配器 適配器 shì pèi qì adapter (device) 复读 復讀 fù dú (of an audio device) to repeat a recorded phrase (e.g. for language learning) syn 果汁机 果汁機 guǒ zhī jī blender (device) / juicer 权术 權術 quán shù art of politics / political tricks (often derog.) / power play / to play at politics / underhand trickery syn 对偶 對偶 duì ǒu dual / duality / antithesis / coupled phrases (as rhetorical device) / spouse syn 验钞机 驗鈔機 yàn chāo jī a device used to check money and detect counterfeit bills 器件 qì jiàn device / component 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 量具 liáng jù measuring device 伏笔 伏筆 fú bǐ foreshadowing (literary device) / foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story) 脱水机 脫水機 tuō shuǐ jī a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge) 驱动程序 驅動程序 qū dòng chéng xù device driver (computing software) 连线 連線 lián xiàn electrical lead / connecting line / (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc) / to go online / connection / (congressional) caucus 接上 jiē shàng to connect (a cable etc) / to hook up (a device) / to resume (a conversation) / to set (a bone) 插进 插進 chā jìn to insert / to stick in / to plug in (an electronic device) 刷机 刷機 shuā jī to replace firmware (on a mobile device) 续航 續航 xù háng (of an airplane, ship, vehicle etc) to continue a journey without refueling / (of an electronic device, battery etc) to run before needing to be recharged 自毁 自毀 zì huǐ to destroy one's (reputation etc) / (of a device etc) to self-destruct 只消 zhǐ xiāo to only need / it only takes 再保险 再保險 zài bǎo xiǎn reinsurance (contractual device spreading risk between insurers) 做戏 做戲 zuò xì to act in a play / to put on a play 反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent 卡式 kǎ shì (of a device) designed to accept a cassette, cartridge or canister (loanword from "cassette") / designed to have a card or ticket inserted (also written 插卡式[cha1 ka3 shi4]) (loanword from "card") 不二法门 不二法門 bù èr fǎ mén the one and only way / the only proper course to take syn 打扑克 打撲克 dǎ pū kè to play cards / to play poker 夜视仪 夜視儀 yè shì yí night vision device 耳鬓厮磨 耳鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) / fig. (of a boy and a girl) to play together often during childhood syn 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 演 yǎn to perform (a play etc) / to stage (a show) / (bound form) to develop / to play out / to carry out (a task) syn 器 qì device / tool / utensil / CL:臺|台[tai2] syn 招 zhāo to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess 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 键 鍵 jiàn key (on a piano or computer keyboard) / button (on a mouse or other device) / chemical bond / linchpin 壳 殼 ké (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc) / case / casing / housing (of a machine or device) syn 榨 zhà to press / to extract (juice) / device for extracting juice, oils etc syn 桥段 橋段 qiáo duàn (cinema, literature etc) scene / trope / plot device / (songwriting) bridge 唱红脸 唱紅臉 chàng hóng liǎn to play the role of the hero (idiom) / to play the good cop 核装置 核裝置 hé zhuāng zhì nuclear device 水平仪 水平儀 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 节水器 節水器 jié shuǐ qì water-saving device 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) / fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt syn 水准仪 水準儀 shuǐ zhǔn yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 馈送 饋送 kuì sòng to present (a gift) / offering / to feed (a signal to a device, paper to a printer etc) syn 避孕环 避孕環 bì yùn huán coil / contraceptive coil / intrauterine device 闹着玩儿 鬧著玩兒 nào zhe wán r to play games / to joke around / to play a joke on sb syn 浓缩机 濃縮機 nóng suō jī a device for concentrating (a liquid) / a condenser 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 去 qù to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) 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 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from 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 拉 lā to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels 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 表演 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3] syn 游戏 游戲 yóu xì game / CL:場|场[chang3] / to play 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 演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] syn 开玩笑 開玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke syn 角色 jué sè role / part (in a play or movie etc) / also pr. [jiao3se4] 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 人物 rén wù person / personage / figure (esp. sb of importance) / character (in a play, novel etc) / (genre of traditional Chinese painting) figure painting 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 