Barely in Chinese: 仅 (jǐn)

jǐn

barely

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1barely
  2. 2only
  3. 3merely

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ㄐㄧㄣˇ

jǐn

/ j/ i/ enˇ/ third tone

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  • 这本书仅十块钱。

    zhè běn shū jǐn shí kuài qián。

    This book costs only ten yuan.

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