HSK 3 HSK C2/W2/V2
Correct

/ zhǐ /
Strokes

Formula

1
只(有)+ Numeral Measure Word phrase
2
只 + Verb + Numeral Measure Word phrase
3
只 + Verb1 + 不 + Verb2

Collocation

1
只能
2
只要
3
只想
4
只有
5
只一个人
6
只看十分钟
7
只睡了四个小时
8
只说不做
9
只看不买

Definition

只 is an Adverb, which means ”only; just; merely“.

Example

只 as an Adverb.
1
ba
爸爸
gōngzuò
工作
hěn
máng
  
,
měitiān
每天
zhī
shuì
xiǎoshí
小时
  

Dad is very busy at work and sleeps only four hours a day.

2
ma
妈妈
  
,
zhī
kàn
shí
fēnzhōng
分钟
de
diànshì
电视
jiù
xiě
zuò
作业
  

Mom, I only watched ten minutes of TV and went to do my homework.

3
wèi
大卫
guàng
shūdiàn
书店
xiàng
一向
shì
zhī
kàn
mǎi
  

David always went to the bookstore and only looked at it and did not buy it.

4
zhī
shuō
zuò
  
,
zuìhòu
最后
háishi
还是
shìchéng
一事无成
  

He only said no, and in the end he didn't get anything.

5
zhǐshì
只是
xuésheng
学生
  
,
méiyǒu
没有
me
那么
duō
qián
  

I'm just a student and don't have that much money.

6
zhǐshì
只是
一个
3
3
suì
de
háizi
孩子
  
,
néng
bānyùn
搬运
zhème
这么
chóng
de
dōng
东西

He's just a 3-year-old and can't carry something so heavy

7
Běijīng
北京
wǎnshang
晚上
shí
diǎn
hòu
以后
jiù
méiyǒu
没有
tiě
地铁
gōngjiāochē
公交车
le
  
,
zhǐnéng
只能
chē
打车
huíjiā
回家
  

There was no subway or bus in Beijing after 10 p.m., so I had to take a taxi home.