仅

jǐn

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adverb Common

Definitions

1. barely
2. only
3. merely

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 不只 bù zhǐ 不只 bù zhǐ not only 不仅，不限于: not only

Related words

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• 单单 dān dān 单单 dān dān only 强调唯一，常用于口语: only

Synonyms

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• 只 zhǐ 只 zhǐ only 表示限制范围，仅和只常可互换，但仅更书面: only

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”。

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 不仅 bù jǐn: not just; not limited to
• 不仅仅 不仅仅 bù jǐn jǐn: not only; not just
• 仅仅 仅仅 jǐn jǐn: barely
• 仅次于 仅次于 jǐn cì yú: second only to ...; ranking behind only ...
• 不仅如此 不仅如此 bù jǐn rú cǐ: not only that, but ...
• 仅作参考 仅作参考 jǐn zuò cān kǎo: for reference only
• 仅供 仅供 jǐn gōng: only for
• 仅供参考 仅供参考 jǐn gōng cān kǎo: for reference only
• 仅此而已 仅此而已 jǐn cǐ ér yǐ: that's all; just this and nothing more
• 当且仅当 当且仅当 dāng qiě jǐn dāng: if and only if
• 硕果仅存 硕果仅存 shuò guǒ jǐn cún: only remaining of the great (idiom); one of the few greats extant
• 绝无仅有 绝无仅有 jué wú jǐn yǒu: one and only (idiom); rarely seen