Dictionary - results for 只

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
只	只	zhǐ	- only - merely - just - but
只	祇	zhǐ	- but - only
只	秖	zhǐ	- grain that has begun to ripen - variant of 衹\|只[zhi3]
只	衹	zhǐ	- variant of 祇\|只[zhi3]
只	隻	zhī	- classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
不只	不只	bùzhǐ	- not only - not merely
只好	只好	zhǐhǎo	- without any better option - to have to - to be forced to
只得	只得	zhǐdé	- to have no alternative but to - to be obliged to
只怕	只怕	zhǐpà	- I'm afraid that... - perhaps - maybe - very likely
只是	只是	zhǐshì	- merely - simply - only - but
只有	只有	zhǐyǒu	- only
只管	只管	zhǐguǎn	- solely engrossed in one thing - just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest) - simply - by all means - please feel free - do not hesitate (to ask for sth)
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
只读	只讀	zhǐdú	- read-only (computing)
只顾	只顧	zhǐgù	- solely preoccupied (with one thing) - engrossed - focusing (on sth) - to look after only one aspect
大只	大隻	dàzhī	- big
牛只	牛隻	niúzhī	- cow - cattle
船只	船隻	chuánzhī	- ship - boat - vessel
舰只	艦隻	jiànzhī	- warship
只身	隻身	zhīshēn	- alone - by oneself
三只手	三隻手	sānzhīshǒu	- pickpocket
只不过	只不過	zhǐbuguò	- only - merely - nothing but - no more than
只限于	只限於	zhǐxiànyú	- to be limited to
只不过	祇不過	zhǐbùguò	- it's just that ...
别具只眼	別具隻眼	biéjùzhīyǎn	- see 獨具隻眼\|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
只欠东风	只欠東風	zhǐqiàndōngfēng	- all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
只争旦夕	只爭旦夕	zhǐzhēngdànxī	- see 只爭朝夕\|只争朝夕[zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1]
只争朝夕	只爭朝夕	zhǐzhēngzhāoxī	- to seize every minute (idiom) - to make the best use of one's time
只言片语	只言片語	zhǐyánpiànyǔ	- just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
只说不做	只說不做	zhǐshuōbùzuò	- to be all talk and no action
孤身只影	孤身隻影	gūshēnzhīyǐng	- lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company - to be all alone (idiom)
形单影只	形單影隻	xíngdānyǐngzhī	- lonely soul - solitary
斗酒只鸡	斗酒隻雞	dǒujiǔzhījī	- lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
独具只眼	獨具隻眼	dújùzhīyǎn	- to see what others fail to see (idiom) - to have exceptional insight
跳一只脚	跳一隻腳	tiàoyīzhījiǎo	- to hop on one leg
只字不提	隻字不提	zhīzìbùtí	- not to mention (idiom); to say not one word - fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic) - to censor
只眼独具	隻眼獨具	zhīyǎndújù	- see 獨具隻眼\|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]
只鸡斗酒	隻雞斗酒	zhījīdǒujiǔ	- lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
脚踏两只船	腳踏兩隻船	jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán	- to have a foot in both camps - to have a bet each way - to be having an affair
脚踩两只船	腳踩兩隻船	jiǎocǎiliǎngzhīchuán	- see 腳踏兩隻船\|脚踏两只船[jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2]
睁只眼闭只眼	睜隻眼閉隻眼	zhēngzhīyǎnbìzhīyǎn	- to turn a blind eye
不怕官，只怕管	不怕官，只怕管	bùpàguān,zhǐpàguǎn	- lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb) - fig. to be obliged to comply with people in authority
只见树木不见森林	只見樹木不見森林	zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín	- unable to see the wood for the trees - fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
睁一只眼闭一只眼	睜一隻眼閉一隻眼	zhēngyīzhīyǎnbìyīzhīyǎn	- to turn a blind eye
只可意会，不可言传	只可意會，不可言傳	zhǐkěyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán	- can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子); mysterious and subtle
只知其一，不知其二	只知其一，不知其二	zhǐzhīqíyī,bùzhīqíèr	- to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information
万事俱备，只欠东风	萬事俱備，只欠東風	wànshìjùbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng	- lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) - fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
万事皆备，只欠东风	萬事皆備，只欠東風	wànshìjiēbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng	- everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) - lacking only one tiny crucial item - also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風\|万事俱备，只欠东风
不怕不识货，只怕货比货	不怕不識貨，只怕貨比貨	bùpàbùshíhuò,zhǐpàhuòbǐhuò	- lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb) - fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针	只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針	zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn	- If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. - cf idiom 磨杵成針\|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task - to study diligently
可擦写可编程只读存储器	可擦寫可編程祇讀存儲器	kěcāxiěkěbiānchéngzhīdúcúnchǔqì	- EPROM - Erasable programmable read-only memory
天下无难事，只怕有心人	天下無難事，只怕有心人	tiānxiàwúnánshì,zhǐpàyǒuxīnrén	- lit. nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set (idiom)
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