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| − | * <em>只</em> | + | * 我 <em>只</em> 有 一 个 哥哥。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>zhǐ</em> yǒu yī gè gēge. </span><span class="trans">I only have one elder brother. </span> |
| − | * <em>只</em> | + | * 我们 <em>只</em> 有 十块 钱。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>zhǐ</em> yǒu shí kuài qián. </span><span class="trans">We only have ten kuai RMB. </span> |
| − | * <em>只</em> | + | * 你 <em>只</em> 是 学生 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>zhǐ</em> shì xuéshēng ma? </span><span class="trans">Are you just a student? </span> |
| − | * <em>只</em> | + | * 我们公司 <em>只</em> 有 两个员工。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī <em>zhǐ</em> yǒu liǎng gè yuángōng. </span><span class="trans">Our company only has two employees. </span> |
| − | * <em>只</em> | + | * 他们 <em>只</em> 会 说 英文。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>zhǐ</em> huì shuō Yīngwén. </span><span class="trans">They can only speak English.</span> |
| − | * <em>只</em> | + | * 我 <em>只</em> 能 说 两 句 中文。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>zhǐ</em> néng shuō liǎng jù Zhōngwén. </span><span class="trans">I can only say two sentences in Chinese. </span> |
| − | * <em>只</em> | + | * 你们 <em>只</em> 要 咖啡 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>zhǐ</em> yào kāfēi ma? </span><span class="trans">Do you only want coffee? </span> |
| − | * <em>只</em> | + | * 我老婆 <em>只</em> 想 要 一个 孩子。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ lǎopo <em>zhǐ</em> xiǎng yào yī gè hāizi. </span><span class="trans">My wife only wants to have one child.</span> |
| − | * <em>只</em> | + | * 宝宝 <em>只</em> 会 爬，不 会 走。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao |
| − | * <em>只</em> | + | <em>zhǐ</em> huì pá, bù huì zǒu. </span><span class="trans">The baby can only crawl. He can't walk.</span> |
| + | * 我 <em>只</em> 想 跟 你 在 一起。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>zhǐ</em> xiǎng gēn nǐ zài yīqǐ. </span><span class="trans">I only want to be with you. </span> | ||
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There are a number of different ways to express "only" in Chinese, but 只 (zhǐ) is the most basic one you need to learn first! It's an adverb, so it normally comes before verbs.
Structure
The adverb 只 (zhǐ) can come directly before a verb, or before an auxiliary verb like 会 (huì) or 能 (néng).
只 + Verb
只 + Aux. Verb (+ Verb)
Examples
- 我 只 有 一 个 哥哥。I only have one elder brother.
- 我们 只 有 十块 钱。We only have ten kuai RMB.
- 你 只 是 学生 吗？Are you just a student?
- 我们公司 只 有 两个员工。Our company only has two employees.
- 他们 只 会 说 英文。They can only speak English.
- 我 只 能 说 两 句 中文。I can only say two sentences in Chinese.
- 你们 只 要 咖啡 吗？Do you only want coffee?
- 我老婆 只 想 要 一个 孩子。My wife only wants to have one child.
- 宝宝 只 会 爬，不 会 走。
zhǐ huì pá, bù huì zǒu. The baby can only crawl. He can't walk.
- 我 只 想 跟 你 在 一起。I only want to be with you.
