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仅

jǐn
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adverb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. barely
  2. 2. only
  3. 3. merely

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Character focus

Stroke order

4 strokes

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
不只
bù zhǐ

not only

不仅，不限于

Related words

1 item
单单
dān dān

only

强调唯一，常用于口语

Synonyms

1 item
只
zhǐ

only

表示限制范围，仅和只常可互换，但仅更书面

Usage notes

Collocations

仅常与“仅此而已”、“不仅如此”等固定搭配使用。

Formality

仅主要用于书面语，口语中更常用“只”。

Grammar

Guides that feature 仅

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HSK 2.0 Level 4+ HSK 3.0 Level 4+ 7 min
Scope Adverbs 共, 全, 光, 仅, 仅仅 and 至少

Give totals with 共, say “all” with 全, “only” with 光, 仅 and 仅仅, and set a minimum with 至少.

Reading: jǐn Open guide

Example Sentences

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这 仅 是开始。
This is only the beginning.
仅 限外用。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 346481)

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Words Containing 仅

不仅
bù jǐn

not just; not limited to

不仅仅
bù jǐn jǐn

not only; not just

仅仅
jǐn jǐn

barely

仅次于
jǐn cì yú

second only to ...; ranking behind only ...

不仅如此
bù jǐn rú cǐ

not only that, but ...

仅作参考
jǐn zuò cān kǎo

for reference only

仅供
jǐn gōng

only for

仅供参考
jǐn gōng cān kǎo

for reference only

仅此而已
jǐn cǐ ér yǐ

that's all; just this and nothing more

当且仅当
dāng qiě jǐn dāng

if and only if

硕果仅存
shuò guǒ jǐn cún

only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant

绝无仅有
jué wú jǐn yǒu

one and only (idiom); rarely seen