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- <h1>Expressing "only" with "<span class="pinyinst">zhǐ</span>" "<span class="hanzist">只</span>"</h1>
- <p>There are a number of different ways to express "<b>only</b>" in Chinese, but <span class="hanzi">只</span> (<span class="pinyin">zhǐ</span>) is the most basic one you need to learn first. It's an adverb, so it normally comes before verbs.</p>
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- <p>The adverb <span class="hanzi">只</span> (<span class="pinyin">zhǐ</span>) can come directly before a verb, or before an auxiliary verb like <span class="hanzi">会</span> (<span class="pinyin">huì</span>) or <span class="hanzi">能 </span>(<span class="pinyin">néng</span>).</p>
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- <p><span class="hanzist">只</span> + Verb</p>
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- <p><span class="hanzist">只</span> + <span class="hanzist">会</span> / <span class="hanzist">能</span> + Verb</p>
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- <li><span class="hanzi">我 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 有 一 个 哥哥。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> yǒu yī gè gēge.</span> <br/>I only have one older brother.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我们 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 有 十块 钱。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> yǒu shí kuài qián.</span> <br/>We only have ten RMB.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我们 公司 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 有 两个员工。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒmen gōngsī <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> yǒu liǎng gè yuángōng.</span> <br/>Our company only has two employees.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 爱 吃 肉 吗？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> ài chī ròu ma?</span> <br/>Do you only like eating meat?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">他们 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 会 说 英文。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Tāmen <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> huì shuō Yīngwén.</span> <br/>They can only speak English.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 能 说 两 句 中文。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> néng shuō liǎng jù Zhōngwén.</span> <br/>I can only say two sentences in Chinese.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">你们 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 要 咖啡 吗？</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> yào kāfēi ma?</span> <br/>Do you only want coffee?</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我 老婆 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 要 一个 孩子。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ lǎopo <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> yào yī gè háizi.</span> <br/>My wife only wants one child.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">宝宝 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 会 走，不 会 跑。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> huì zǒu, bù huì pǎo.</span> <br/>The baby can only walk. He can't run.</li>
- <li><span class="hanzi">我 <span class="fondjaune">只</span> 想 跟 你 在 一起。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ <span class="fondjaune">zhǐ</span> xiǎng gēn nǐ zài yīqǐ.</span><br/>I only want to be with you.</li>
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- <li><a href=""Just"_with_"jiu"" title="wikilink">"Just" with "jiu"</a></li>
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- <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (p. 87)</li>
- <li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (p. 251)</li>
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