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 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. 全球妇女环境大会 全球婦女環境大會 Global Women's Assembly on Environment: Women as the Voice for the Environment / Global Women's Assembly on Environment 埋头苦干 埋頭苦幹 mái tóu kǔ gàn to bury oneself in work (idiom) / to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work syn 误工 誤工 wù gōng to be late for or absent from work / to disrupt one's work / to cause a holdup in the work / loss of working time / a holdup syn 做牛做马 做牛做馬 zuò niú zuò mǎ lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse / fig. to work extremely hard 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi half the work, twice the effect (idiom) / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine syn 业荒于嬉 業荒於嬉 yè huāng yú xī to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom) 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 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 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 全球立法者促进平衡环境组织 全球立法者促進平衡環境組織 quán qiú lì fǎ zhě cù jìn píng héng huán jìng zǔ zhī Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment / Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment International 东盟环境高官 東盟環境高官 dōng méng huán jìng gāo guān ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment / Senior Officials on the Environment 环境部 環境部 huán jìng bù Department of the Environment / Environment Canada 国际儿童环境会议 國際兒童環境會議 International Children's Conference on the Environment / Children's Conference on the Environment 儿童环境会议 兒童環境會議 International Children's Conference on the Environment / Children's Conference on the Environment 逆水行舟 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom) / fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard) syn 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi those who handle cinnabar are stained red / those who work with ink are stained black (idiom) / you are the product of your environment 进步的工作环境 progressive work environment 关于环境和工作世界的部门间项目 關於環境和工作世界的部門間項目 Interdepartmental Project on Environment and the World of Work 关爱家庭的工作环境 關愛家庭的工作環境 family-friendly work environment 环境统计具体方法问题工作会议 環境統計具體方法問題工作會議 Work Session on Specific Methodological Issues in Environment Statistics 工作 gōng zuò to work / (of a machine) to operate / job / work / task / CL:個|个[ge4],份[fen4],項|项[xiang4] syn 评分 評分 píng fēn to grade / to mark (student's work) / grade / score (of student's work) 上班 shàng bān to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office syn 下班 xià bān to finish work / to get off work / next service (train, bus, etc) syn 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands / manual work / workmanship syn 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding / farm work / fig. to work or study diligently syn 工分 gōng fēn work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the planned economy era) syn 工种 工種 gōng zhǒng kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc) 齐心协力 齊心協力 qí xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 勤工俭学 勤工儉學 qín gōng jiǎn xué to work part-time while studying / work-study program syn 政工 zhèng gōng political work / ideological work syn 返工 fǎn gōng to do poorly done work over again / (Guangdong dialect) to go to work 同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom) / to make concerted efforts / to pull together / to work as one syn 出勤 chū qín to go to work / to be present (at work, school etc) / to be away on business syn 左邻右舍 左鄰右舍 zuǒ lín yòu shè neighbors / next-door neighbors / related work units / colleagues doing related work syn 苦功 kǔ gōng hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work 上工 shàng gōng to go to work / to start work syn 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 水电工 水電工 shuǐ diàn gōng plumbing and electrical work / tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work 赶工 趕工 gǎn gōng to work against the clock / to hurry with work to get it done in time 半工半读 半工半讀 bàn gōng bàn dú part work, part study / work-study program syn 堆案盈几 duī àn yíng jī lit. piles of work and papers (idiom) / fig. accumulated backlog of work 文艺作品 文藝作品 wén yì zuò pǐn literary work / art work 脱皮掉肉 脫皮掉肉 tuō pí diào ròu lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off 连轴转 連軸轉 lián zhóu zhuàn (coll.) to work non-stop / to work around the clock syn 生物多样性公约保护区工作方桉 生物多樣性公約保護區工作方案 Convention on Biological Diversity Programme of Work on Protected Areas / Programme of Work on Protected Areas 内罗毕工作方桉 內羅畢工作方案 Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change / Nairobi Work Programme 机构间工作领域工作组 機構間工作領域工作組 Inter-Agency Task Team on the World of Work / IATT on the World of Work 联合国及其合作伙伴苏丹工作计划 聯合國及其合作夥伴蘇丹工作計劃 United Nations and Partners' Work Plan for Sudan / Work Plan for Sudan 苏丹工作计划 蘇丹工作計劃 United Nations and Partners' Work Plan for Sudan / Work Plan for Sudan 做工作 zuò gōng zuò to do one's work / to work on sb / to try to persuade sb 包活 bāo huó job paid according to the amount of work done / contract work 翘班 翹班 qiào bān to skip work / to sneak out of work early 下工 xià gōng to knock off (at the end of a day's work) / to finish work syn 接活 jiē huó to take on a piece of work / to pick up some freelance work / (of a taxi driver) to pick up a fare 工读 工讀 gōng dú (of a student) to work part-time (while continuing one's studies) / (of a delinquent) to be reformed through work and study 东方不亮西方亮 東方不亮西方亮 dōng fāng bù liàng xī fāng liàng if it isn't bright in the east, it'll be bright in the west (idiom) / if something doesn't work here, it might work somewhere else 融梗 róng gěng (neologism c. 2018) to incorporate ideas or material from sb else's creative work in one's own work 工签 工簽 gōng qiān work visa / work permit (abbr. for 工作簽證|工作签证[gong1 zuo4 qian1 zheng4]) 内勤 內勤 nèi qín clerical work in the office / office work / office staff / clerk 从警 從警 cóng jǐng to work as a police officer / to engage in police work 重点 重點 chóng diǎn to recount (e.g. results of election) / to re-evaluate syn 业绩 業績 yè jì achievement / accomplishment / (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc) / results syn 绩效 績效 jì xiào performance / results / achievement 果实 果實 guǒ shí fruit (produced by a plant) / (fig.) fruits (of success etc) / results / gains syn 调查结果 調查結果 diào chá jié guǒ results (of an investigation, poll) 考试成绩 考試成績 kǎo shì chéng jì exam results / grades 竞猜 競猜 jìng cāi to try to predict the outcome of an event (for betting on sports results or for fun etc) syn 奏效 zòu xiào to show results / to be effective syn 未找到 wèi zhǎo dào could not find / search for ... produced no results 收效 shōu xiào to yield results syn 速效 sù xiào quick results / fast-acting 立竿见影 立竿見影 lì gān jiàn yǐng lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom) / fig. to get instant results syn 一蹴而就 yī cù ér jiù to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight syn 急于求成 急於求成 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results (idiom) / to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous syn 一蹴而得 yī cù ér dé to get there in one step (idiom) / easily done / success at a stroke / to get results overnight 吹糠见米 吹糠見米 chuī kāng jiàn mǐ instant results / lit. blow the husk and see the rice syn 统计结果 統計結果 tǒng jì jié guǒ statistical results 证验 證驗 zhèng yàn real results / to verify syn 及时处理，事半功倍 及時處理，事半功倍 jí shí chǔ lǐ , shì bàn gōng bèi timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort / the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine 成绩卓然 成績卓然 chéng jì zhuó rán to achieve astounding results (idiom) 立杆见影 立杆見影 lì gān jiàn yǐng lit. put up a pole and see the shadow (idiom) / to expect instant results 