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只是

zhǐshì

merely; only; just; nothing but

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Meaning of 只是 in English

zhǐshìHSK 3adverb, conjunctionSyllabus #978
  1. merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. simply
  3. but; however

Example sentences

  1. 我只是看看, 謝謝你。
    wǒ zhǐ shì kàn kàn, xiè xiè nǐ。
    I'm just looking, thank you.
    Tatoeba #793266 by Martha · #38407 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 这只是我们之间的秘密。
    zhè zhǐ shì wǒ men zhī jiān de mì mì。
    This is just between you and me.
    Tatoeba #813522 by fucongcong · #62012 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 你要做的只是坐在这儿。
    nǐ yào zuò de zhǐ shì zuò zài zhè ér。
    All you need to do is just sit here.
    Tatoeba #1358691 by sadhen · #1013348 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sentence pinyin is generated automatically and may contain errors.

Characters

只 on its own →
zhī · classifier for birds and certain animals

HSK words with 只

只HSK 1只能HSK 3只要HSK 3只有HSK 3只好HSK 4船只HSK 6只得HSK 6只顾HSK 6只管HSK 7–9
是 on its own →
shì · to be (followed by substantives only)

HSK words with 是

是HSK 1但是HSK 2还是HSK 2可是HSK 3总是HSK 3就是HSK 4老是HSK 4是否HSK 4要是HSK 4于是HSK 4

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