Word: 只 (zhǐ, zhī)

一只猫有一条尾巴和四只脚。

Yìzhī māo yǒu yìtiáo wěiba hé sì zhī jiǎo.

A cat has a tail and four legs.

一百只麻雀炒一盘,多嘴多舌

yìbǎi zhī máquè chǎo yì pán,duōzuǐduōshé

a hundred sparrows stir-fried on one plate: many beaks, many tongues

不能只凭相貌判断一个人。

Bùnéng zhǐ píng xiàngmào pànduàn yí gè rén.

You can't judge a person by looks alone.

不能只用钱来衡量一份工作。

Bùnéng zhǐ yòngqian lái héngliáng yífèn gōngzuò.

You can't weigh a job by money alone.

不能只看单一的原因。

Bùnéng zhǐ kàn dānyī de yuányīn.

You can't look at just a single cause.

两只公鸡在院子里斗起来了。

Liǎng zhī gōngjī zài yuànzi lǐ dòu qǐlaile.

Two roosters started fighting in the yard.

两只狗体型差别很大。

Liǎng zhī gǒu tǐxíng chābié hěn dà.

The two dogs are very different in size and build.

两只狗在争夺一块骨头。

Liǎng zhī gǒu zài zhēngduó yíkuài gǔtou.

Two dogs are fighting over a bone.

两只狗在院子里搏斗。

Liǎng zhī gǒu zài yuànzi lǐ bódòu.

Two dogs are fighting in the yard.

两只狗打得非常激烈。

Liǎng zhī gǒu dǎ de fēicháng jīliè.

The two dogs fought fiercely.

两只鸟在树上互相呼应。

Liǎng zhī niǎo zài shù shàng hùxiāng hūyìng.

Two birds in the tree were calling back and forth to each other.

乌鸦趴在猪身上，只看见猪黑，看不见自己黑

wūyā pā zài zhū shēnshang, zhǐ kànjiàn zhū hēi, kànbújiàn zìjǐ hēi

a crow perched on a pig: sees only that the pig is black, not that it is black itself

买房子不能只看外观。

Mǎi fángzi bùnéng zhǐ kàn wàiguān.

When buying a house, you can't just go by its appearance.

五个指头按不住十只麻雀

wǔ gè zhǐtou àn búzhù shí zhī máquè

five fingers can't pin down ten sparrows

人有两只脚。

Rén yǒu liǎng zhī jiǎo.

Man has two feet.

今年公司只招应届毕业生。

Jīnnián gōngsī zhǐ zhāo yīngjièbìyèshēng.

This year the company is only hiring students graduating this year.

他一向只关心具体问题。

Tā yíxiàng zhǐ guānxīn jùtǐ wèntí.

He was only bothered about concrete questions.

他买的这只基金，收益怎么样？

Tā mǎi de zhè zhī jījīn, shōuyì zěnmeyàng?

How is the profit on the fund he bought?

他们只在白天工作。

Tāmen zhǐ zài báitiān gōngzuò.

They work only during the day.

他们只对卖书有兴趣。

Tāmen zhǐ duì mài shū yǒu xìngqù.

They were only interested in selling books.

他们怕这只大狗。

Tāmen pà zhè zhī dà gǒu.

They were afraid of the big dog.

他们抓了五只蝴蝶。

Tāmen zhuāle wǔ zhī húdié.

They caught five butterflies.

他偏食，只吃油炸食品。

Tā piānshí, zhǐ chī yóuzhá shípǐn.

He has an unbalanced diet and only eats fried food.

他做事太功利，只看有没有用。

Tā zuòshì tài gōnglì, zhǐ kàn yǒuméiyǒu yòng.

He is too utilitarian and only looks at whether something is useful.

他像木偶一样，只会听别人的话。

Tā xiàng mù'ǒu yíyàng, zhǐ huì tīng biéren de huà.

He's like a puppet, only doing what others tell him.

他只买对他会有用的东西。

Tā zhǐ mǎi duì tā huì yǒuyòng de dōngxi.

He only buys things that will be useful to him.

他只会夸夸其谈，不做事。

Tā zhǐ huì kuākuāqítán, bú zuòshì.

He only talks big and never actually does anything.

他只会狐假虎威，欺负新同事。

Tā zhǐ huì hújiǎhǔwēi, qīfu xīn tóngshì.

He only throws around his boss's authority to bully the new coworkers.

他只受了轻微的伤。

Tā zhǐ shòule qīngwēi de shāng.

He only suffered a slight injury.

他只喜欢在特定的地方喝咖啡。

Tā zhǐ xǐhuan zài tèdìng de dìfang hē kāfēi.

He only likes to drink coffee in certain particular places.

他只喜欢看特定类型的电影。

Tā zhǐ xǐhuan kàn tèdìng lèixíng de diànyǐng.

He only likes watching a particular type of movie.

他只想找一份短期工作。

Tā zhǐ xiǎng zhǎo yífèn duǎnqī gōngzuò.

He just wants to find a short-term job.

他只比我大个把岁。

Tā zhǐ bǐ wǒ dà gè bǎ suì.

He's only a couple of years older than me.

他和那只狗朝夕相处多年了。

Tā hé nà zhī gǒu zhāoxīxiāngchǔ duōnián le.

He has spent every day with that dog for years.

他在抚摸那只狗。

Tā zài fǔmō nà zhī gǒu.

He was petting the dog.

他年轻时只会吃喝玩乐。

Tā niánqīng shí zhǐ huì chīhēwánlè.

When he was young, all he knew was a life of pleasure.

他给这只狗一些肉。

Tā gěi zhè zhī gǒu yìxiē ròu.

He gives some meat to the dog.

他赚的钱只够付衣食住行。

Tā zhuàn de qián zhǐ gòu fù yīshízhùxíng.

The money he earns only covers his basic needs.

他走路走得像只鸭子似的。

Tā zǒulù zǒu de xiàng zhǐ yāzi shìde.

He walks like a duck.

他跑一百米只用了十二秒。

Tā pǎo yì bǎimǐ zhǐ yòng le shí'èr miǎo.

He ran a hundred metres in just twelve seconds.

你只会逃避生活问题。

Nǐ zhǐ huì táobì shēnghuó wèntí.

You're just running away from life's problems.

你只需要回答头一个问题。

Nǐ zhǐ xūyào huídá tóu yí gè wèntí.

You have only to answer the first question.

你有四只狗。

Nǐ yǒu sì zhī gǒu.

You have four dogs.

你知道我那只猫的下落吗？

Nǐ zhīdào wǒ nà zhī māo de xiàluò ma?

Do you know where my cat has gone?

做事要顾全大体，不要只看小事。

Zuòshì yào gùquán dàtǐ, búyào zhǐ kàn xiǎoshì.

When doing things, keep the big picture in mind and don't just focus on small matters.

做领导的要务实，不能只会开会。

Zuò lǐngdǎo de yào wùshí, bùnéng zhǐ huì kāihuì.

A leader has to deal with real matters and can't just hold meetings.

写作不要只堆砌辞藻。

Xiězuò búyào zhǐ duīqì cízǎo.

When you write, don't just pile up fancy words.

凡事只因忙里错

fánshì zhǐ yīn máng lǐ cuò

mistakes in everything come only from being in a rush

刘备借荆州，只借不还

liúbèi jiè Jīngzhōu, zhǐ jiè bù huán

Liu Bei borrows Jingzhou: borrows but never returns

刚才有只蝙蝠飞进了房间！

Gāngcái yǒu zhǐ biānfú fēi jìnle fángjiān!

A bat just flew into the room!

刨去房租，我只剩两千。

Páo qù fángzū, wǒ zhǐ shèng liǎng qiān.

After deducting the rent, I only have two thousand left.

别只看外貌，要多了解他。

Bié zhǐ kàn wàimào, yào duō liǎojiě tā.

Don't just go by looks; get to know him better.

别的狗都没这只狗大。

Biéde gǒu dōu méi zhè zhī gǒu dà.

No other dog is bigger than this.

动物园里有两只熊猫。

Dòngwùyuán lǐ yǒu liǎng zhī xióngmāo.

There are two pandas in the zoo.

劳动人民两只手,工作起来样样有

láodòng rénmín liǎng zhī shǒu,gōngzuò qǐlai yàngyàng yǒu

Working people have two hands; once they set to work, everything appears

十只橘猫九只胖。

Shí zhī jú māo jiǔ zhī pàng.

Out of ten orange cats, nine are fat.

只剩下一罐肉了。

Zhǐ shèngxià yí guàn ròu le.

There is only one can of meat left.

只剩下两天了。

Zhǐ shèngxià liǎng tiān le.

There's only two days left.

只听一个人的话，容易片面。

Zhǐ tīng yí gè rén dehuà, róngyì piànmiàn.

If you only listen to one person, you easily end up one-sided.

只消一天就能做完。

Zhǐ xiāo yì tiān jiù néng zuò wán.

It only takes one day to finish.

只看书不实践，那只是纸上谈兵。

Zhǐ kànshū bù shíjiàn, nà zhǐshì zhǐshàngtánbīng.

Reading books without practicing is just armchair theorizing.

只看外表的人往往很肤浅。

Zhǐ kàn wàibiǎo de rén wǎngwǎng hěn fūqiǎn.

People who only look at appearances are often shallow.

周末我只想在家睡懒觉。

Zhōumò wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zàijiā shuìlǎnjiào.

On weekends I just want to stay home and sleep in.

哪只狗是你的？

Nǎ zhī gǒu shì nǐ de?

Which dog is yours?

哪只狗是黑色的？

Nǎ zhī gǒu shì hēisè de?

Which dog is black?

商人们只看中利益。

Shāngrénmen zhǐ kàn zhòng lìyì.

Merchants only look at the profits.

善恶到头终有报，只争来早与来迟

shàn'è dàotóu zhōng yǒu bào, zhǐ zhēng lái zǎo yǔ lái chí

good and evil in the end get repaid; the only question is whether it comes early or late

四大金刚上天，悬空八只脚

sìdàjīngāng shàngtiān, xuánkōng bā zhī jiǎo

the four guardian kings go up to heaven: eight feet dangling in the air

困难九十九,难不倒两只手

kùnnan jiǔ shíjiǔ,nánbùdǎo liǎng zhī shǒu

ninety-nine difficulties can't beat a pair of hands

在家里，我们只说法语。

Zài jiālǐ, wǒmen zhǐ shuō Fǎyǔ.

At home, we speak only French.

地图上的路线只作参考。

Dìtú shàng de lùxiàn zhǐ zuò cānkǎo.

The route on the map is only a reference.

夏天天气热，我只想吃凉菜。

Xiàtiān tiānqì rè, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng chī liángcài.

It's hot in summer, and I only want to eat cold dishes.

大熊猫只住在中国里。

Dàxióngmāo zhǐ zhù zài Zhōngguó lǐ.

Giant pandas live only in China.

天花板上面有只苍蝇。

Tiānhuābǎn shàngmiàn yǒu zhǐ cāngying.

There is a fly on the ceiling.

太着急学，只会拔苗助长。

Tài zháojí xué, zhǐ huì bámiáozhùzhǎng.

Being too impatient in learning will only backfire.

失败只会鞭策他更加努力。

Shībài zhǐ huì biāncè tā gèngjiā nǔlì.

Failure only spurs him to work even harder.

她什么都不做只会抱怨。

Tā shénme dōu bú zuò zhǐ huì bàoyuàn.

She does nothing but complain.

她只吃蔬菜。

Tā zhǐ chī shūcài.

She eats nothing but vegetables.

她只在私信里回了我。

Tā zhǐ zài sīxìn lǐ huíle wǒ.

She only replied to me in a private message.

她只穿这个品牌的鞋。

Tā zhǐ chuān zhège pǐnpái de xié.

She only wears shoes from this brand.

她只跟最信任的朋友交心。

Tā zhǐ gēn zuì xìnrèn de péngyou jiāoxīn.

She only opens up to the friends she trusts most.

她怜惜这只受伤的小猫。

Tā liánxī zhè zhǐ shòushāng de xiǎomāo.

She took pity on the injured kitten.

她有一只狗和六只猫。

Tā yǒu yìzhī gǒu hé liù zhī māo.

She has a dog and six cats.

她每天按时喂养那只受伤的小鸟。

Tā měitiān ànshí wèiyǎng nà zhǐ shòushāng de xiǎoniǎo.

She feeds that injured little bird on time every day.

她蹲下来抚摸那只小猫。

Tā dūn xiàlai fǔmō nà zhī xiǎomāo.

She crouched down to pet the kitten.

妈妈煮了十只蛋。

Māma zhǔle shí zhī dàn.

Mother boiled ten eggs.

学习不能只背教条，要会思考。

Xuéxí bùnéng zhǐ bèi jiàotiáo, yào huì sīkǎo.

In study you can't just memorize dogma; you have to think.

学英语不能只靠死记硬背。

Xué Yīngyǔ bùnéng zhǐ kào sǐjìyìngbèi.

You can't learn English by rote memorization alone.

宁养一条龙，不养十只熊

nìng yǎng yìtiáolóng, bù yǎng shí zhī Xióng

better to raise one dragon than ten bears

它没有实体，只存在于网络。

Tā méiyǒu shítǐ, zhǐ cúnzài yú wǎngluò.

It has no physical form and exists only online.

家长都不希望孩子只会应试。

Jiāzhǎng dōu bù xīwàng háizi zhǐ huì yìngshì.

Parents don't want their children to only know how to study for exams.

屎壳郎趴在鞭鞘上，只知道腾云驾雾，不知道死在眼前

shǐkélàng pā zài biānshāo shang, zhǐ zhīdào téngyúnjiàwù, bù zhīdào sǐ zài yǎnqián

a dung beetle clinging to a whip lash: knows only of soaring through the clouds, not that death is before its eyes

山再高也高不过两只脚

shān zài gāo yě gāo búguò liǎng zhī jiǎo

however high the mountain, it is no higher than two feet

工作很辛苦，也只给我付这么一点儿薪水。

Gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ, yě zhǐ gěi wǒ fù zhème yìdiǎnr xīnshuǐ.

The work is hard but only pays me this tiny salary.

您只需填写这个表格就可以了。

Nín zhǐ xū tiánxiě zhège biǎogé jiù kěyǐ le.

All you have to do is fill in this form.

我中午只吃了一份蔬菜沙拉。

Wǒ zhōngwǔ zhǐ chīle yífèn shūcài shālā.

I only had a vegetable salad for lunch.

我习惯了只为自己而活。

Wǒ xíguàn le zhǐ wèi zìjǐ ér huó.

I'm accustomed to living only for myself.

我以前有只大狗。

Wǒ yǐqián yǒu zhǐ dà gǒu.

I had a huge dog.

我们只会在那样的条件下同意。

Wǒmen zhǐ huì zài nàyàng de tiáojiàn xià tóngyì.

We will only consent on that condition.

我们只想赢。

Wǒmen zhǐ xiǎng yíng.

We just wanted to win.