| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 乃 | 乃 | nǎi | - to be - thus - so - therefore - then - only - thereupon |
| 但 | 但 | dàn | - but - yet - however - only - merely - still |
| 仅 | 僅 | jǐn | - barely - only - merely |
| 光 | 光 | guāng | - light - ray - CL:道[dao4] - bright - only - merely - to use up |
| 只 | 只 | zhǐ | - only - merely - just - but |
| 唯 | 唯 | wéi | - -ism - only - alone |
| 单 | 單 | dān | - bill - list - form - single - only - sole - odd number - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 就 | 就 | jiù | - at once - right away - only - just (emphasis) - as early as - already - as soon as - then - in that case - as many as - even if - to approach - to move towards - to undertake - to engage in - to suffer - subjected to - to accomplish - to take advantage of - to go with (of foods) - with regard to - concerning |
| 徒 | 徒 | tú | - disciple - apprentice - believer - on foot - bare or empty - to no avail - only - prison sentence |
| 惟 | 惟 | wéi | - -ism - only |
| 才 | 才 | cái | - ability - talent - sb of a certain type - a capable individual - only - only then - just now |
| 止 | 止 | zhǐ | - to stop - to prohibit - until - only |
| 殆 | 殆 | dài | - dangerous - perilous - to endanger - almost - probably - only |
| 净 | 淨 | jìng | - clean - completely - only - net (income, exports etc) - (Chinese opera) painted face male role |
| 独 | 獨 | dú | - alone - independent - single - sole - only |
| 只 | 祇 | zhǐ | - but - only |
| 不过 | 不過 | bùguò | - only - merely - no more than - but - however - anyway (to get back to a previous topic) - cannot be more (after adjectival) |
| 仅仅 | 僅僅 | jǐnjǐn | - barely - only - merely - only (this and nothing more) |
| 只是 | 只是 | zhǐshì | - merely - simply - only - but |
| 只有 | 只有 | zhǐyǒu | - only |
| 唯一 | 唯一 | wéiyī | - only - sole |
| 唯有 | 唯有 | wéiyǒu | - only |
| 唯独 | 唯獨 | wéidú | - only - just (i.e. it is only that...) - all except - unique |
| 单一 | 單一 | dānyī | - single - only - sole |
| 单单 | 單單 | dāndān | - only - merely - just |
| 惟一 | 惟一 | wéiyī | - only - sole - variant of 唯一[wei2 yi1] |
| 惟独 | 惟獨 | wéidú | - only - solely - this one alone |
| 无非 | 無非 | wúfēi | - only - nothing else |
| 独一 | 獨一 | dúyī | - only - unique |
| 独有 | 獨有 | dúyǒu | - to personally own - to possess solely - only - solely |
| 只不过 | 只不過 | zhǐbuguò | - only - merely - nothing but - no more than |
| 左不过 | 左不過 | zuǒbuguò | - anyhow - in any event - just - only |
| 啻 | 啻 | chì | - only (classical, usually follows negative or question words) - (not) just |
| 嘦 | 嘦 | jiào | - if only - so long as - (contraction of 只 and 要) |
| 始 | 始 | shǐ | - to begin - to start - then - only then |
| 方 | 方 | fāng | - square - power or involution (mathematics) - upright - honest - fair and square - direction - side - party (to a contract, dispute etc) - place - method - prescription (medicine) - just when - only or just - classifier for square things - abbr. for square or cubic meter |
| 才 | 纔 | cái | - a moment ago - just now - (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until - (followed by a numerical clause) only |
| 饤 | 飣 | dìng | - display food for show only - sacrifice |
| 不光 | 不光 | bùguāng | - not the only one - not only |
| 不只 | 不只 | bùzhǐ | - not only - not merely |
| 不单 | 不單 | bùdān | - not the only - not merely - not simply |
| 不惟 | 不惟 | bùwéi | - not only |
| 不特 | 不特 | bùtè | - not only |
| 不独 | 不獨 | bùdú | - not only |
| 仅供 | 僅供 | jǐngōng | - only for |
| 只能 | 只能 | zhǐnéng | - can only - obliged to do sth - to have no other choice |
| 只要 | 只要 | zhǐyào | - if only - so long as |
| 庶几 | 庶幾 | shùjī | - similar - almost - if only - maybe |
| 应名 | 應名 | yīngmíng | - nominally - in name only |
| 清茶 | 清茶 | qīngchá | - green tea - only tea (without food) |
| 独子 | 獨子 | dúzǐ | - only son |
| 独生 | 獨生 | dúshēng | - only (child) - to be the sole survivor |
| 独苗 | 獨苗 | dúmiáo | - only child - sole scion |
| 当然 | 當然 | dāngrán | - only natural - as it should be - certainly - of course - without doubt |
| 空名 | 空名 | kōngmíng | - vacuous reputation - name without substance - in name only - so-called |
| 岂止 | 豈止 | qǐzhǐ | - not only - far from - more than |
| 迷糊 | 迷糊 | míhu | - muddle-headed - dazed - only half conscious |
| 除非 | 除非 | chúfēi | - only if (..., or otherwise, ...) - only when - only in the case that - unless |
| 非但 | 非但 | fēidàn | - not only |
| 非特 | 非特 | fēitè | - not only |
| 非独 | 非獨 | fēidú | - not only - not merely |
| 点缀 | 點綴 | diǎnzhuì | - to decorate - to adorn - sprinkled - studded - only for show |
| 半条命 | 半條命 | bàntiáomìng | - half a life - only half alive - barely alive - (scared, beaten etc) half to death |
| 吃空额 | 吃空額 | chīkòngè | - to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only |
| 吃空饷 | 吃空餉 | chīkòngxiǎng | - to embezzle by adding to the payroll employees existing in name only |
| 清一色 | 清一色 | qīngyīsè | - monotone - only one ingredient - (mahjong) all in the same suit |
| 独生子 | 獨生子 | dúshēngzǐ | - only son |
| 人之常情 | 人之常情 | rénzhīchángqíng | - such is human nature (idiom) - only natural |
| 仅作参考 | 僅作參考 | jǐnzuòcānkǎo | - for reference only |
| 仅供参考 | 僅供參考 | jǐngōngcānkǎo | - for reference only |
| 勉勉强强 | 勉勉強強 | miǎnmiǎnqiǎngqiǎng | - to achieve with difficulty - only just up to the task - barely adequate |
| 半劳动力 | 半勞動力 | bànláodònglì | - one able to do light manual labor only - semi-able-bodied or part time (farm) worker |
| 巴巴结结 | 巴巴結結 | bābājiējiē | - to manage with difficulty - only just getting by - in a difficult position |
| 座无虚席 | 座無虛席 | zuòwúxūxí | - lit. a banquet with no empty seats - full house - capacity crowd - standing room only |
| 形同虚设 | 形同虛設 | xíngtóngxūshè | - to exist in name only - empty shell - useless (idiom) |
| 凭票入场 | 憑票入場 | píngpiàorùchǎng | - admission by ticket only |
| 争名夺利 | 爭名奪利 | zhēngmíngduólì | - to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth - only interested in personal gain |
| 略识之无 | 略識之無 | lüèshízhīwú | - semi-literate - only knows words of one syllable - lit. to know only 之[zhi1] and 無|无[wu2] |
| 百年不遇 | 百年不遇 | bǎiniánbùyù | - only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc) |
| 硕果仅存 | 碩果僅存 | shuòguǒjǐncún | - only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant |
| 万不得已 | 萬不得已 | wànbùdéyǐ | - only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort |
| 贪生怕死 | 貪生怕死 | tānshēngpàsǐ | - greedy for life, afraid of death (idiom); craven and cowardly - clinging abjectly to life - only interested in saving one's neck |
| 非你莫属 | 非你莫屬 | fēinǐmòshǔ | - it's yours exclusively (idiom) - you are the one - only you deserve it - only you can do it |
| 非诚勿扰 | 非誠勿擾 | fēichéngwùrǎo | - serious inquiries only |
| 顺理成章 | 順理成章 | shùnlǐchéngzhāng | - logical - only to be expected - rational and clearly structured (of text) |
| 山不转水转 | 山不轉水轉 | shānbùzhuànshuǐzhuàn | - it's a small world - only mountains never meet |
| 换汤不换药 | 換湯不換藥 | huàntāngbùhuànyào | - different broth but the same old medicine (idiom); a change in name only - a change in form but not in substance |
| 可一而不可再 | 可一而不可再 | kěyīérbùkězài | - may be done once and once only - just this once |
| 识时务者为俊杰 | 識時務者為俊傑 | shíshíwùzhěwèijùnjié | - Only an outstanding talent can recognize current trends (idiom). A wise man submits to circumstances. |
| 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 | 只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 | zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒ,bùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng | - only the official is allowed to light the fire - Gods may do what cattle may not - quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi |
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