只有

zhǐ yǒu

Radical 口Frequency 374Part of Speech conjunction、adverb、verb

Definitions

  • only have ...
  • there is only ...
  • (used in combination with 才) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy")
  • it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 要 "only men would have such a requirement")
  • (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 服 "the only thing you can do is give in")

Related Words

一共yī gòng
HSK 3Frequency 4,765Radical 一Adverb

altogether

一块儿yī kuài r
HSK 3Frequency 11,449Radical 一Traditional 一塊兒Adverb · Other

erhua variant of 一块

a piece; a chunk

(coll.) one yuan; one dollar

一定yī dìng
HSK 3Frequency 198Radical 一Adverb · Adjective

surely

certainly

necessarily

fixed

a certain (extent etc)

given

particular

must

一方面yī fāng miàn
HSK 3Frequency 7,572Radical 一Conjunction · Noun

on the one hand

一样yī yàng
HSK 3Frequency 235Radical 一Traditional 一樣Particle · Adjective · Adverb

same

like

equal to

the same as

just like

一直yī zhí
HSK 3Frequency 203Radical 一Adverb

straight (in a straight line)

continuously; always; all the way through