只是(zhǐ shì): merely
HSK 32 characters
merely
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- zhǐ shì
- Meaning
- merely; only; just; nothing but
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
只是 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 只是 — tap one to open its word page.
zhǐ只néng能
HSK 2can only
zhǐ只yào要
HSK 2so long as; provided; if
zhǐ只hǎo好
HSK 3to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
zhǐ只yǒu有
HSK 3only have ...; there is only ...
zhī只bù不guò过
HSK 5only; merely; nothing but; no more than
zhǐ只jiàn见
HSK 5to see (the same thing) over and over again
zhī只dé得
HSK 6to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to
zhǐ只guǎn管
HSK 6solely engrossed in one thing
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