只

I

zhī

single; one only, (used for boats, birds, some animals, some containers, and one of certain paired things)

II

zhǐ

only; just; merely; but

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merely; nothing but; only; single

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do nothing but; merely; nothing but

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zhǐ

adv. only, exclusively, exclusive, merely, just

zhǐ

conj. but

zhī

adj. single, mere

zhī

n. one of a pair

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1)

zhi3

only, merely, just, but

2)

zhi3

but, only

3)

zhi1

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

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1) 只(衹、祇)

zhǐ

副

（限于某个范围; 只有; 仅有）; only; just; simply; merely:

只能试试看 can only try;

只需一会的功夫 just for a moment;

我只想问一个问题。 I have just one question.

屋子里只剩下3个人。 There were only three people left in the room.

另见 zhī; “纸”另见 qí。

2) 只(隻)

zhī

形

（单独的） single; lonely:

形单影只 a single shadow; extremely lonely;

片言只字 just a few words or a short note;

只字未写 not write a single word

量

（用于某些成对物中的一个）:

两只耳朵 two ears;

一只鞋 one shoe

（用于动物）:

一只鸟 a bird;

三只兔子 three rabbits

（用于某些器具）:

一只皮 箱 a leather trunk

（用于船只）:

一只小船 a boat

名

（姓氏） a surname:

只好仁 Zhi Haoren

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-A

只|只 [zhǐ] ► only ► merely ► just ► but

-B

祇|只 [zhǐ] ► but ► only

-C

隻|只 [zhī] ► classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc