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只有

On the HSK 3 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A2.

zhǐyǒu ㄓˇ ㄧㄡˇ

    • only have ... there is only ...
    • (used in combination with 才 cái) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 zhǐyǒutōngguòzhìliáocáinéngquányù "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 zhǐyǒunánxìngcáiyǒucǐxūyào "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 zhǐyǒuqūfú "the only thing you can do is give in")

Character by character

Other words read zhǐyǒu

zhiyou with other tones

  • 挚友 zhìyǒu intimate friend
  • 至友 zhìyǒu best friend
  • 制油 zhìyóu oil extraction

Near homophones of zhiyou

  • 自由 zìyóu freedom
  • 自有 zìyǒu of course have
  • 自幼 zìyòu since childhood
  • 资优 zīyōu (of a student) gifted

Other words read zhǐyǒu

zhiyou with other tones

  • 摯友 zhìyǒu intimate friend
  • 至友 zhìyǒu best friend
  • 製油 zhìyóu oil extraction

Near homophones of zhiyou

  • 自由 zìyóu freedom
  • 自有 zìyǒu of course have
  • 自幼 zìyòu since childhood
  • 資優 zīyōu (of a student) gifted

Example sentences and grammar articles using 只有

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