| 只 | 573B25 40.80 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄓˇ [zhi3] | ||
| Fin. part. | (AC) 母也天只，不諒人只 oh, mother! God! How is it he would not understand! | |||||
| N. adjunct. | (*[zhi1]) U.f. 隻 91.82, a piece: 一只戒指 a ring, etc. | |||||
| Adv. | An extremely commonly adv. forming many idioms: (1) Only: 只須，只要，只消 you only need to; 只該，只當，只合，只宜 should only (the only proper way to do is); 只有 there is only; 只能，只可 can only (let it go, etc.); 只得，只好 the only way is (to let it go); 只因 only because; 只不過 it's only (a dog barking, etc.); 只此一次 only this once. (2) Just, simply: 只管，只顧 go ahead without hesitation, be unconcerned with other things; 有話只管說 if you have anything to say, just say it; 只管念下去 kept reading on (although told to stop); 只想 just thinking. (3) Used like “and,” without particular adverbial meaning: 他進來，只見一人站住 he came in and saw a man standing; 只聽一聲炮響 (and) heard a gunshot. | |||||
| Conj. | Except, but, however: 只是 except that, but (be would not consent, etc.); 只怕 only I am afraid, I suspect; 只恐 ditto; 只怕不在家 I suspect he is not at home. | |||||
| Words | 1. 只得 [zhi3de0], adv., see Adv.1↑. 2. 只管 [zhi3guan3], adv., see above, Adv.2. 3. 只顧 [zhi3gu4], adv., ditto. 4. 只好 [zhi2hao3], phr, see Adv.1↑. 5. 只今 [zhi2jin1], adv., now, at present. 6. 只怕 [zhi3pa4], conj., see Conj.↑. 7. 只是 [zhi3shi1]([zhi3shi0]), conj., see Conj.↑. 8. 只有 [zhi2you3], adv., only, there is only: 只有一人在家 there is only one person at home; 只有熟客 only familiar friends; see Adv.1↑. | |||||