Word: 只 (zhǐ, zhī)

我们只须保持冷静。

Wǒmen zhǐ xū bǎochí lěngjìng.

We just need to stay calm.

我们就不能只做朋友吗？

Wǒmen jiù bùnéng zhǐ zuò péngyou ma?

Can't we just be friends?

我们有两只耳朵。

Wǒmen yǒu liǎng zhī ěrduo.

We have two ears.

我养了只狗。

Wǒ yǎngle zhǐ gǒu.

I keep a dog.

我只上了十分钟网了。

Wǒ zhǐ shàng le shí fēnzhōng wǎng le.

I've only been online for ten minutes.

我只亲过她一次。

Wǒ zhǐ qīnguo tā yícì.

I only kissed her once.

我只会等三分钟。

Wǒ zhǐ huì děng sān fēnzhōng.

I'll only wait for three minutes.

我只会说一点法语。

Wǒ zhǐ huì shuō yìdiǎn Fǎyǔ.

I only speak a little French.

我只剩下一粒糖了。

Wǒ zhǐ shèngxià yí lì táng le.

I only have one sweet left.

我只吃了一口面包。

Wǒ zhǐ chīle yìkǒu miànbāo.

I only ate a bite of bread.

我只告诉你，他有点蠢。

Wǒ zhǐ gàosu nǐ, tā yǒudiǎn chǔn.

Between you and me, he is rather stupid.

我只在这里待一天。

Wǒ zhǐ zài zhèlǐ dài yì tiān.

I'm only here for one day.

我只希望不会太晚。

Wǒ zhǐ xīwàng búhuì tài wǎn.

I only hope it is not too late.

我只想休养。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng xiūyǎng.

I just want to rest.

我只想到你。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎngdào nǐ.

I'm only thinking of you.

我只想向自己证明我可以做到。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng xiàng zìjǐ zhèngmíng wǒ kěyǐ zuòdào.

I just wanted to prove to myself that I could do this.

我只想和你在一起。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng hé nǐ zài yìqǐ.

I just want to be with you.

我只想弄清楚发生了什么。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng nòng qīngchu fāshēngle shénme.

I just want to find out what happened.

我只想忘记。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng wàngjì.

I only wanted to forget.

我只想注意积极方面。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zhùyì jījí fāngmiàn.

I want to just focus on the positive.

我只想睡觉。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuìjiào.

I just want to sleep.

我只想知道事实。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zhīdào shìshí.

I only want to know the facts.

我只想说对不起。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuō duìbùqǐ.

I want to say nothing but sorry.

我只想说我相信你。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuō wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ.

I just want to say I believe you.

我只想高兴。

Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng gāoxìng.

I just want to be happy.

我只看见它变得更糟了。

Wǒ zhǐ kànjiàn tā biànde gèng zāole.

I can only see it getting worse.

我只看过第一集。

Wǒ zhǐ kànguo dìyī jí.

I've only seen the first episode.

我只睡了三个小时觉。

Wǒ zhǐ shuìle sān gè xiǎoshí jiào.

I only slept for three hours.

我只睡了两小时。

Wǒ zhǐ shuìle liǎng xiǎoshí.

I slept just two hours.

我只知道他的名字。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào tā de míngzi.

I only know him by name.

我只知道你一位加拿大人。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào nǐ yí wèi Jiānádà rén.

You're the only Canadian I know.

我只知道我什么都不知道。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào wǒ shénme dōu bù zhīdào.

All I know is that I know nothing.

我只知道这些。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào zhèxiē.

I only know about these.

我只知道那个绅士的名字。

Wǒ zhǐ zhīdào nàge shēnshì de míngzi.

I know that gentleman only by name.

我只粗略看了一遍合同。

Wǒ zhǐ cūlüè kànle yíbiàn hétong.

I only took a cursory look at the contract.

我只花了三美元。

Wǒ zhǐ huāle sān měiyuán.

I spent no more than three dollars.

我只要求做这件事。

Wǒ zhǐ yāoqiú zuò zhè jiàn shì.

I only asked to do this.

我只记得一些零碎的片段。

Wǒ zhǐ jìde yìxiē língsuì de piànduàn.

I only remember a few scattered fragments.

我只记得梦里的几个片段。

Wǒ zhǐ jìde mèng lǐ de jǐ ge piànduàn.

I only remember a few fragments of my dream.

我只记得那天谈话的几个片段。

Wǒ zhǐ jìde nàtiān tánhuà de jǐ ge piànduàn.

I only remember a few fragments of that day's conversation.

我喜欢这只狗。

Wǒ xǐhuan zhè zhī gǒu.

I like this dog.

我妈妈只买有机蔬菜。

Wǒ māma zhǐ mǎi yǒujī shūcài.

My mom only buys organic vegetables.

我妈妈最近只吃低脂的菜。

Wǒ māma zuìjìn zhǐ chī dīzhī de cài.

My mom has been eating only low-fat dishes lately.

我小时候只穿裤子。

Wǒ xiǎoshíhou zhǐ chuān kùzi.

When I was little, I would only wear pants.

我弟弟不爱吃牛肉，只吃鸡肉。

Wǒ dìdi bú ài chī niúròu, zhǐ chī jīròu.

My younger brother doesn't like beef and only eats chicken.

我敢花的就只那么多。

Wǒ gǎn huā de jiù zhǐ nàme duō.

That is as much as I dare spend on it.

我早餐只吃两个蛋白。

Wǒ zǎocān zhǐ chī liǎng gè dànbái.

For breakfast I only eat two egg whites.

我昨天买了这只猪。

Wǒ zuótiān mǎile zhè zhī zhū.

I bought the pig yesterday.

我是只猫吗？

Wǒ shì zhǐ māo ma?

Am I a cat?

我有一只狗和两只猫。

Wǒ yǒu yìzhī gǒu hé liǎng zhī māo.

I have a dog and two cats.

我有两只猫。

Wǒ yǒu liǎng zhī māo.

I have two cats.

我没有两只猫。

Wǒ méiyǒu liǎng zhī māo.

I don't have two cats.

我现在只想睡点觉。

Wǒ xiànzài zhǐ xiǎng shuì diǎn jiào.

All I want now is a little sleep.

我的腿被那只狗咬了。

Wǒ de tuǐ bèi nà zhī gǒu yǎole.

My leg was bitten by that dog.

我累得只想躺在床上。

Wǒ lèi de zhǐ xiǎng tǎng zài chuáng shàng.

I was too tired to care for anything but bed.

我能吃这只橙子吗？

Wǒ néng chī zhè zhī chéngzi ma?

Can I eat this orange?

戴着木头眼镜，只看见一寸远

dàizhe mùtou yǎnjìng, zhǐ kànjiàn yícùn yuǎn

wearing wooden glasses, you can only see an inch ahead

所有的员工都回家了，只剩一位。

Suǒyǒu de yuángōng dōu huíjiā le, zhǐ shèng yí wèi.

All the workers went home save one.

打卦打卦,只会说话

dǎguà-dǎguà,zhǐ huì shuōhuà

divination, divination: all they can do is talk

按狭义的理解，他只算同事。

Àn xiáyì de lǐjiě, tā zhǐ suàn tóngshì.

By the stricter definition, he counts only as a colleague.

教室里只剩下几个学生了。

Jiàoshì lǐ zhǐ shèngxià jǐ ge xuésheng le.

There were only a few pupils left in the classroom.

早上只下了一点小雨。

Zǎoshang zhǐ xià le yìdiǎn xiǎoyǔ.

There was just a bit of drizzle this morning.

早饭我只吃面包和花生酱。

Zǎofàn wǒ zhǐ chī miànbāo hé huāshēngjiàng.

For breakfast I only have bread and peanut butter.

最近物价只增不降。

Zuìjìn wùjià zhǐ zēng bú jiàng.

Prices have only gone up and never down lately.

有些人只追求快乐。

Yǒuxiē rén zhǐ zhuīqiú kuàilè.

Some people pursue only pleasure.

有只蚂蚁咬我。

Yǒu zhǐ mǎyǐ yǎo wǒ.

An ant bit me.

有只蝴蝶在厨房里。

Yǒu zhǐ húdié zài chúfáng lǐ.

There is a butterfly in the kitchen.

杯子里只剩少量的水。

Bēizi lǐ zhǐ shèng shǎoliàng de shuǐ.

There is only a little bit of water left in the cup.

桌子上有只猫吗？

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu zhǐ māo ma?

Is there a cat on the table?

求只求张良,拜只拜韩信

qiú zhǐ qiú zhāng liáng,bài zhǐ bài Hán Xìn

if you ask, ask only Zhang Liang; if you bow, bow only to Han Xin

池塘边有只龟在晒太阳。

Chítáng biān yǒu zhǐ guī zài shàitàiyáng.

There is a turtle sunbathing by the pond.

池塘里有两只白鹅在游泳。

Chítáng lǐ yǒu liǎng zhī bái é zài yóuyǒng.

Two white geese are swimming in the pond.

没有比这只还大的狗了。

Méiyǒu bǐ zhè zhǐ hái dà de gǒu le.

No other dog is bigger than this.

猫有两只眼睛。

Māo yǒu liǎng zhī yǎnjing.

Cats have two eyes.

猫趴在草丛里，伺机扑向那只鸟。

Māo pā zài cǎocóng lǐ, sìjī pū xiàng nà zhī niǎo.

The cat crouched in the grass, watching for its chance to pounce on the bird.

现在只剩下这个方法了。

Xiànzài zhǐ shèngxià zhège fāngfǎ le.

There's no other way than this now.

现在只看他们会不会帮忙了。

Xiànzài zhǐ kàn tāmen huì búhuì bāngmángle.

It all depends on whether they will support us.

眼睛长在头顶上,只看上,不看下

yǎnjing zhǎng zài tóudǐng shang,zhǐ kàn shàng,bú kàn xià

eyes growing on top of the head: look only up, never down

神仙只在童话里存在。

Shénxiān zhǐ zài tónghuà lǐ cúnzài.

Fairies exist only in fairy tales.

神仙本是凡人做，只为凡人不肯修

shénxiān běn shì fánrén zuò, zhǐ wèi fánrén bùkěn xiū

immortals were originally made from ordinary people; ordinary people just won't cultivate themselves

给这只狗一些肉。

Gěi zhè zhī gǒu yìxiē ròu.

Give some meat to the dog.

茶壶打了把儿，只剩下嘴了

cháhú dǎle bàr, zhǐ shèngxià zuǐ le

the teapot has lost its handle: only the spout is left

蚊虫遭扇打，只为嘴伤人

wénchóng zāo shàn dǎ, zhǐ wèi zuǐ shāngrén

the mosquito gets swatted by the fan only because its mouth hurts people

蛤蟆坐在井底，只看见碗大的天

háma zuò zài jǐngdǐ, zhǐ kànjiàn wǎn dà de tiān

a toad sitting at the bottom of a well: it only sees a sky the size of a bowl

要做到财务自由，不能只靠工资。

Yào zuòdào cáiwùzìyóu, bùnéng zhǐ kào gōngzī.

To reach financial freedom, you can't rely on a salary alone.

解决问题不能只靠武力。

Jiějué wèntí bùnéng zhǐ kào wǔlì.

You can't solve problems by force alone.

许多人只说一种语言。

Xǔduō rén zhǐ shuō yìzhǒng yǔyán.

Many people only speak one language.

请写全称，不要只写简称。

Qǐng xiě quánchēng, búyào zhǐ xiě jiǎnchēng.

Please write the full name, not just the short form.

请小心拿这只青花瓷碗。

Qǐng xiǎoxīn ná zhè zhī qīnghuācí wǎn.

Please be careful holding this blue-and-white porcelain bowl.

请把这只海星轻轻放回海里。

Qǐng bǎ zhè zhī hǎixīng qīngqīng fàng huí hǎilǐ.

Please gently put this starfish back into the sea.

贪婪的商人只想赚钱。

Tānlán de shāngrén zhǐ xiǎng zhuànqián.

The avaricious merchant only wants to make money.

输钱只为赢钱起

shūqián zhǐ wèi yíngqián qǐ

losing money is only because winning money started it

这个怪物只吃魔法伤害。

Zhège guàiwu zhǐ chī mófǎ shānghài.

This monster only takes magic damage.

这个我只和你说哦。

Zhège wǒ zhǐ hé nǐ shuō ó.

I'm telling you this confidentially.

这件事只会引来更多的报复。

Zhè jiàn shì zhǐ huì yǐnlái gèng duō de bàofù.

This will only bring more retaliation.

这儿有只鸟。

Zhèr yǒu zhǐ niǎo.

There is a bird here.

这只乌龟很老了。

Zhè zhī wūguī hěn lǎole.

This turtle is really old.

这只动物比那只大。

Zhè zhī dòngwù bǐ nà zhī dà.

This animal is bigger than that one.

这只天鹅是黑色的。

Zhè zhī tiān'é shì hēisè de.

This swan is black.

这只小狗摔倒的样子真滑稽！

Zhè zhī xiǎogǒu shuāidǎo de yàngzi zhēn huájī!

The way this puppy fell over was so funny!