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只有 zhǐyǒu

只有 zhǐyǒu Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 只有 zhǐyǒu .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǐyǒu | zhi3 you3
English translation
only

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Part of speech

Conjunction / 连词 lián cí Lián cí
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Etymology of 只有 zhǐyǒu

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zhǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Origin unclear. In simplified Chinese zhǐ is also used to mean "[measure word]", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character zhī .

Positional decomposition

口八

Number of Strokes

5
yǒu

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Pictograph of a hand holding meat

Phonetic compound

yuè

Positional decomposition

⿸? yuè

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 只有 zhǐyǒu

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zhǐ yǒu 老头子 lǎo tóu zi 无动于衷 wúdòngyúzhōng , 一面 yī miàn 耸肩 sǒng jiān 一面 yī miàn 评说 píng shuō : “ yǒu 什么 shénme liǎng yàng ? ”

Only the Don was unimpressed, shrugging his shoulders and remarking , " What's the difference? "

只有 zhǐyǒu 计算机 jì suàn jī 运算 yùnsuàn 专家 zhuānjiā cái Néng kān dǒng zhè fèn 报告 bàogào .

This report would be intelligible only to an expert in computing.

zhǐ yǒu Gāo 氯酸 lǜ suān yán 表现 biǎoxiàn 有显 zhù de 感度可能 kěnéng 具有 jù yǒu 起爆 qǐ bào 性能 xìngnéng .

Only the perchlorate shows marked sensitiveness and possibly initiating properties.

只有 zhǐyǒu 熟知 shú zhī zhè 一带 yī dài 地势 dìshì de rén cái Néng 穿行 chuān xíng piān ǎi 树林 Shù lín .

Only someone knowing the terrain intimately could have picked his way through all that underbrush.

de 意见 yìjiàn hěn 简单 jiǎndān ,只有 zhǐyǒu 两点, ” tiǎn tiǎn 嘴唇 zuǐchún .

" I have two simple suggestions to make. " He moistened his lips.

只有 zhǐyǒu Decomposition

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只有 zhǐyǒu Compounds

See all 54 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 只有 zhǐyǒu in their composition.

  • zhǐ
    • shí , zhí , zhī , , zhì , zhǐ , chì , jiào , zhǐ , zhī , zhǐ , niàn , 伿, , , , , ,
  • yǒu
    • yáo
    • yòu
      • Suí , suǐ
    • duò
    • 贿 huì , wěi , yòu , yǒu , yòu , yòu , wěi , xiù , wěi , , , , , , xiáo , , , , , huì , , , , wěi ,
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