只 zhǐ/zhī, [祇]/[秖]/[衹]/[隻], only/merely/just/but, variant of 只[zhǐ], grain that has begun to ripen/variant o... 只是 zhǐshì, merely/simply/only/but 只要 zhǐyào, if only/so long as 只能 zhǐnéng, can only/obliged to do sth/to have no other choice 只不过 zhǐbuguò, [只不過], only/merely/nothing but/no more than/it's just that ... 只好 zhǐhǎo, without any better option/to have to/to be forced to 船只 chuánzhī, [船隻], ship/boat/vessel 不只 bùzhǐ, not only/not merely 只顾 zhǐgù, [只顧], solely preoccupied (with one thing)/engrossed/focusing (on sth)/to look after on... 只管 zhǐguǎn, solely engrossed in one thing/just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)/... 只怕 zhǐpà, I'm afraid that.../perhaps/maybe/very likely 只得 zhǐdé, to have no alternative but to/to be obliged to 只身 zhīshēn, [隻身], alone/by oneself 只字不提 zhīzìbùtí, [隻字不提], not to mention (idiom); to say not one word/fig. to omit mention (of a non-perso... 形单影只 xíngdānyǐngzhī, [形單影隻], lonely soul/solitary 只言片语 zhǐyánpiànyǔ, [只言片語], just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases 舰只 jiànzhī, [艦隻], warship 只说不做 zhǐshuōbùzuò, [只說不做], to be all talk and no action 只见树木不见森林 zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín, [只見樹木不見森林], unable to see the wood for the trees/fig. only able to see isolated details, and... 万事俱备，只欠东风 wànshìjùbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng, [萬事俱備，只欠東風], lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)/fig. lacking only ... 万事皆备，只欠东风 wànshìjiēbèi,zhǐqiàndōngfēng, [萬事皆備，只欠東風], everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom)/lacking only one tiny c... 三只手 sānzhīshǒu, [三隻手], pickpocket 不怕官，只怕管 bùpàguān,zhǐpàguǎn, lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb ... 别具只眼 biéjùzhīyǎn, [別具隻眼], see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[dú jù zhī yǎn] 只争旦夕 zhǐzhēngdànxī, [只爭旦夕], see 只爭朝夕|只争朝夕[zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī] 只争朝夕 zhǐzhēngzhāoxī, [只爭朝夕], to seize every minute (idiom)/to make the best use of one's time 只可意会，不可言传 zhǐkěyìhuì,bùkěyánchuán, [只可意會，不可言傳], can be understood, but not described (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); mysterious an... 只欠东风 zhǐqiàndōngfēng, [只欠東風], all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item 只消 zhǐxiāo, to only need/it only takes 只眼独具 zhīyǎndújù, [隻眼獨具], see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼[dú jù zhī yǎn] 只知其一，不知其二 zhǐzhīqíyī,bùzhīqíèr, to know the first, but not know the second (idiom); only partial information 只读 zhǐdú, [只讀], read-only (computing) 只限于 zhǐxiànyú, [只限於], to be limited to 只鸡斗酒 zhījīdǒujiǔ, [隻雞斗酒], lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to t... 大只 dàzhī, [大隻], big 孤身只影 gūshēnzhīyǐng, [孤身隻影], lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company/to be all alone (idiom) 斗酒只鸡 dǒujiǔzhījī, [斗酒隻雞], lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to t... 牛只 niúzhī, [牛隻], cow/cattle 独具只眼 dújùzhīyǎn, [獨具隻眼], to see what others fail to see (idiom)/to have exceptional insight 睁一只眼闭一只眼 zhēngyīzhīyǎnbìyīzhīyǎn, [睜一隻眼閉一隻眼], to turn a blind eye 睁只眼闭只眼 zhēngzhīyǎnbìzhīyǎn, [睜隻眼閉隻眼], to turn a blind eye 脚踏两只船 jiǎotàliǎngzhīchuán, [腳踏兩隻船], to have a foot in both camps/to have a bet each way/to be having an affair 脚踩两只船 jiǎocǎiliǎngzhīchuán, [腳踩兩隻船], see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船[jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán] 跳一只脚 tiàoyīzhījiǎo, [跳一隻腳], to hop on one leg