只有 zhǐ yǒu ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ zi2 jau5 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3
- only have ...; there is only ...
- (used in combination with 才 cái ㄘㄞˊ ) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 只有通過治療才能痊愈 zhǐ yǒu tōng guò zhì liáo cái néng quán yù ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄓˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄩˋ "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
- it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄘˇ ㄒㄩ ㄧㄠˋ "only men would have such a requirement")
- (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 zhǐ yǒu qū fú ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩ ㄈㄨˊ "the only thing you can do is give in")
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只
- 只好 zhǐ hǎo ㄓˇ ㄏㄠˇ zi2 hou2 to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
- 只得 zhǐ dé ㄓˇ ㄉㄜˊ zi2 dak1 to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 只管 zhǐ guǎn ㄓˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zi2 gun2 solely engrossed in one thing
- 只能 zhǐ néng ㄓˇ ㄋㄥˊ zi2 nang4 can only
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- 只要 zhǐ yào ㄓˇ ㄧㄠˋ zi2 jiu3 so long as; provided; if
- 只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zi2 gin3 to see (the same thing) over and over again
- 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù ㄓˇ ㄍㄨˋ zi2 gu3 to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with
- 船只 船隻 chuán zhī ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄓ syun4 zek3 ship
- 只不过 只不過 zhǐ bu guò ㄓˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˋ zi2 bat1 gwo3 only; merely; nothing but; no more than
- 不只 bù zhǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ bat1 zi2 not only
- 只怕 zhǐ pà ㄓˇ ㄆㄚˋ zi2 paa3 I'm afraid that...
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 只当 只當 zhǐ dàng ㄓˇ ㄉㄤˋ zi2 dong1 (coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if …
- 只读 只讀 zhǐ dú ㄓˇ ㄉㄨˊ zi2 duk6 (computing) read-only
- 大只 大隻 dà zhī ㄉㄚˋ ㄓ daai6 zek3 big
- 牛只 牛隻 niú zhī ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄓ ngau4 zek3 cow
- 犬只 犬隻 quǎn zhī ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄓ hyun2 zek3 (formal) dog (used in official documents, news reports etc)
- 舰只 艦隻 jiàn zhī ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓ laam6 zek3 warship
- 猫只 貓隻 māo zhī ㄇㄠ ㄓ maau1 zek3 (formal) cat (used in official documents, news reports etc)
有
- 享有 xiǎng yǒu ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄡˇ hoeng2 jau5 to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
- 占有 佔有 zhàn yǒu ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ zim3 jau5 to have
- 共有 gòng yǒu ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ gung6 jau5 in total there are ...
- 具有 jù yǒu ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄡˇ geoi6 jau5 to have; to possess
- 原有 yuán yǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ jyun4 jau5 original
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- 含有 hán yǒu ㄏㄢˊ ㄧㄡˇ ham4 jau5 to contain
- 固有 gù yǒu ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ gu3 jau5 intrinsic to sth
- 国有 國有 guó yǒu ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄡˇ gwok3 jau5 nationalized
- 大有 dà yǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai6 jau5 there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望)
- 富有 fù yǒu ㄈㄨˋ ㄧㄡˇ fu3 jau5 rich; wealthy; affluent
- 少有 shǎo yǒu ㄕㄠˇ ㄧㄡˇ siu2 jau5 rare
- 带有 帶有 dài yǒu ㄉㄞˋ ㄧㄡˇ daai3 jau5 to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
- 患有 huàn yǒu ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ waan6 jau5 to contract (an illness)
- 所有 suǒ yǒu ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˇ so2 jau5 all
- 持有 chí yǒu ㄔˊ ㄧㄡˇ ci4 jau5 to hold (passport, views etc)
- 拥有 擁有 yōng yǒu ㄩㄥ ㄧㄡˇ jung2 jau5 to have; to possess; to own
- 有事 yǒu shì ㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ jau5 si6 to be occupied with sth
- 有些 yǒu xiē ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄝ jau5 se1 some
- 有人 yǒu rén ㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ jau5 jan4 someone
- 有利 yǒu lì ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧˋ jau5 lei6 advantageous; favorable
Idioms with these characters
- 斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧ dau2 zau2 zek3 gai1 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 独具只眼 獨具隻眼 dú jù zhī yǎn ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ ㄓ ㄧㄢˇ duk6 geoi6 zek3 ngaan5 to see what others fail to see (idiom)
- 孤身只影 孤身隻影 gū shēn zhī yǐng ㄍㄨ ㄕㄣ ㄓ ㄧㄥˇ gu1 san1 zek3 jing2 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
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- 形单影只 形單影隻 xíng dān yǐng zhī ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄧㄥˇ ㄓ jing4 daan1 jing2 zek3 (idiom) lonely soul; solitary
- 只鸡斗酒 隻雞斗酒 zhī jī dǒu jiǔ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ㄉㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ zek3 gai1 dau2 zau2 lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
- 只欠东风 只欠東風 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng ㄓˇ ㄑㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄥ zi2 him3 dung1 fung1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
- 只言片语 只言片語 zhī yán piàn yǔ ㄓ ㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ㄩˇ zi2 jin4 pin3 jyu5 (idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases
- 只争朝夕 只爭朝夕 zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī ㄓˇ ㄓㄥ ㄓㄠ ㄒㄧ zi2 zang1 ziu1 zik6 (idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time
- 只字不提 隻字不提 zhī zì bù tí ㄓ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ zek3 zi6 bat1 tai4 (idiom) to say not a single word about it
- 别有用心 別有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄣ bit6 jau5 jung6 sam1 to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
- 绰绰有余 綽綽有餘 chuò chuò yǒu yú ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄩˊ coek3 coek3 jau5 jyu4 (idiom) more than enough
- 错落有致 錯落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ cok3 lok6 jau5 zi3 in picturesque disorder (idiom); irregular arrangement with charming effect
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- 大有裨益 dà yǒu bì yì ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄧˋ daai6 jau5 bei1 jik1 bringing great benefits (idiom); very useful
- 大有可为 大有可為 dà yǒu kě wéi ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˊ daai6 jau5 ho2 wai4 with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
- 恶有恶报 惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào ㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄜˋ ㄅㄠˋ ok3 jau5 ok3 bou3 evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds
- 发奋有为 發奮有為 fā fèn yǒu wéi ㄈㄚ ㄈㄣˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˊ faat3 fan5 jau5 wai4 to prove one's worth through firm resolve (idiom)
- 更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě ㄍㄥˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˋ ㄓㄜˇ gang3 jau5 sam6 ze2 furthermore (idiom)
- 隔墙有耳 隔牆有耳 gé qiáng yǒu ěr ㄍㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄦˇ gaak3 coeng4 jau5 ji5 the walls have ears (idiom)
- 各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄡ gok3 jau5 cin1 cau1 each has its own merits (idiom)
Example sentences
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只有 你 懂 我 。
You're the only one who understands me.
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我们 我們 只有 茶水 。
We only have tea.
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青春 只有 一次 。
You are only young once.
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只有 一 条 條 浴巾 。
There is only one bath towel.
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真相 只有 一个 一個 。
There is only one truth.
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