只有

zhǐ yǒu

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Definitions

  1. 1. only have ...
  2. 2. there is only ...
  3. 3. it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhǐ yǒu nán xìng cái yǒu cǐ xū yào] \only men would have such a requirement\)
  4. 4. (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhǐ yǒu qū fú] \the only thing you can do is give in\)

Example Sentences

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只有 我？
Source: Tatoeba.org
你 只有 兩種選擇。
Source: Tatoeba.org
2月 只有 28天。
Source: Tatoeba.org

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Child Words of 只有

只
zhǐ

only

有
yǒu

to have; there is

只
zhī

grain that has begun to ripen