only; merely; just

merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however

only have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")

so long as; provided; if

can only; obliged to do sth; to have no other choice

only; merely; nothing but; no more than; it's just that ...

to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to

solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth)

to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with

to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to

to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly)

I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely

(coll.) to take (sth) as …; to treat as …; to assume; to act as if …; Taiwan pr. [zhi3dang1]

alone; by oneself

(idiom) to say not a single word about it

to only need; it only takes

(computing) read-only

to be limited to

see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhi3 zheng1 zhao1 xi1]

(idiom) to seize every minute; to make the best use of one's time

all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item

see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3]

(idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases

to be all talk and no action

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); mysterious and subtle

to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information

can't see the wood for the trees

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently

only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi